Foushee Commission Submits First Draft of Democratic AI Policy to Jeffries in 2nd-Term Lawmaker's Rise
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 2
Foushee Commission Submits First Draft of Democratic AI Policy to Jeffries in 2nd-Term Lawmaker's Rise
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 2
Summary
A first draft of House Democrats’ AI policy recommendations has been delivered to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Valerie Foushee said in an interview this week.
Foushee, a North Carolina Democrat in her second term, is one of three co-chairs Jeffries tapped to craft the party’s approach as Democrats race to build a workable AI regulatory agenda.
Her role gives her unusual influence over the final recommendations despite a lower public profile than fellow commission leaders Ted Lieu and Josh Gottheimer, who are more visible in media and caucus politics.
Foushee said she will press for any AI framework to keep a human element and place civil rights and civil liberties at its center as Jeffries reviews the draft and shapes the final report.