Advancing American Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2021
Latest action (4 Nov 2021): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 3175, the Advancing American Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2021, would authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program creating "data libraries" to support the development of artificial intelligence models. The program would be run through the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center or another official designated by the Secretary. These data libraries could contain unclassified Department of Defense data reflecting the department's missions, business processes, and activities, and would need to be organized and labeled to support a common framework for evaluating AI models. The program could also include tools to check data quality, identify gaps in training data, and assess AI model performance over time.
The bill would primarily affect the Department of Defense, which would gain new authority (though not a requirement) to build and maintain these data resources. It would also affect public and private sector organizations, which could be granted access to the data libraries to help develop AI and other software solutions for defense-related purposes.
If enacted, the Secretary would be required to brief congressional defense committees within 270 days on implementation plans, including what types of data are suitable for inclusion. The bill was introduced in the Senate on November 4, 2021, by Senator Jacky Rosen, with Senator Rob Portman as a cosponsor, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services. It did not receive a vote and did not become law in the 117th Congress.
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Official summary
Advancing American Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to implement a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing data libraries for developing and enhancing artificial intelligence capabilities to ensure that DOD is able to procure optimal artificial intelligence and machine learning software capabilities.
DOD must brief the congressional defense committees on the implementation of this pilot program.
Common questions
- What does S. 3175 do?
- S. 3175, the Advancing American Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2021, would authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program creating "data libraries" to support the development of artificial intelligence models. The program would be run through the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center or another official designated by the Secretary. These data libraries could contain unclassified Department of Defense data reflecting the department's missions, business processes, and activities, and would need to be organized and labeled to support a common framework for evaluating AI models. The program could also include tools to check data quality, identify gaps in training data, and assess AI model performance over time. The bill would primarily affect the Department of Defense, which would gain new authority (though not a requirement) to build and maintain these data resources. It would also affect public and private sector organizations, which could be granted access to the data libraries to help develop AI and other software solutions for defense-related purposes. If enacted, the Secretary would be required to brief congressional defense committees within 270 days on implementation plans, including what types of data are suitable for inclusion. The bill was introduced in the Senate on November 4, 2021, by Senator Jacky Rosen, with Senator Rob Portman as a cosponsor, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services. It did not receive a vote and did not become law in the 117th Congress.
- Has S. 3175 become law?
- Not yet. As of 4 Nov 2021, S. 3175 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 3175?
- S. 3175 was sponsored by Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] (Democrat-NV), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 3175?
- Introduced (4 Nov 2021).
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