National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence Legislative Recommendations
The White House National Policy Framework for AI sets out legislative recommendations for Congress across seven key areas. It addresses protecting children, strengthening communities and energy infrastructure, respecting intellectual property and creators, preventing censorship and protecting free speech, enabling innovation, developing an AI-ready workforce, and establishing a unified federal policy framework while preempting state-level AI regulations. The document aims to promote American AI dominance while safeguarding rights and economic growth.
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Who issued it
Who it governs
Members of Congress and policymakers should read this to understand the White House's legislative priorities and framework for artificial intelligence.
What the document contains
The document covers legislative recommendations for Congress regarding child protection, community and energy impacts of data centers, intellectual property and digital replicas, free speech protections, innovation policies and regulatory sandboxes, workforce training, and federal preemption of state AI laws.
The document does not contain binding regulations or executive orders, as it is strictly a set of policy and legislative recommendations addressed to Congress.
- Congress should enact measures to protect children from deepfake abuse, online exploitation, and harmful content while empowering parental controls.
- Data center expansion and AI infrastructure buildout should be supported through streamlined federal permitting and ratepayer protections.
- Copyright training issues should be left to the courts, while considering collective licensing frameworks and protections against unauthorized digital replicas.
- The federal government must protect First Amendment rights and prevent government-coerced censorship on AI platforms.
- Innovation should be promoted by establishing regulatory sandboxes and making federal datasets accessible without creating a new federal AI rulemaking body.
- Congress should establish a uniform national policy framework that preempts fragmented state-level AI development regulations while respecting traditional police and zoning powers.
· I. Protecting Children and Empowering Parents · II. Safeguarding and Strengthening American Communities · III. Respecting Intellectual Property Rights and Supporting Creators · IV. Preventing Censorship and Protecting Free Speech · V. Enabling Innovation and Ensuring American AI Dominance · VI. Educating Americans and Developing an AI - Ready Workforce · VII. Establishing a Federal Policy Framework, Preempting Cumbersome State AI Laws
How it scores
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Accountability
2/5Clear responsibility for AI outcomes
States should not be permitted to penalize AI developers for a third party’s unlawful conduct involving their models.
VII. Establishing a Federal Policy Framework
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Fairness
0/5Non-discrimination and equitable treatment
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Human Dignity
0/5Respect for the inherent worth of persons
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Human Oversight
0/5Humans remain in control of consequential decisions
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Privacy
3/5Protection of personal data and private life
Congress should establish commercially reasonable, privacy protective, age- assurance requirements (such as parental attestation) for AI platforms and services likely to be accessed by minors.
I. Protecting Children and Empowering Parents
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Transparency
0/5Openness about how AI systems work and are used
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Enforcement
1/5Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force
Congress should ensure that it does not preempt states from enforcing their own generally applicable laws protecting children
I. Protecting Children and Empowering Parents
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Impact Assessment
0/5Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use
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