Deep Dive: AI rush prompts raft of guardrail proposals

WASHINGTON — As artificial intelligence companies race to change workplaces, energy use and the economy, concerns over the impact of the technology have only grown on Capitol Hill.

A number of bills and proposals have emerged this year that would impose safety regulations on its use or try to offset job losses. Some of those have come out since the Senate this summer nearly unanimously voted to kill a provision by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in the Republican budget reconciliation bill that would have imposed a moratorium on state AI regulations.