U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams, District 22 | Official U.S. House headshot
U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams, District 22 | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) have introduced the Department of Energy Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024. This bill aims to update guidance for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) activities in developing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems for national security, energy efficiency, and scientific discovery.
The DOE AI Act of 2024 amends the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 by updating the section on the DOE's AI research program. The bill outlines several objectives for DOE’s AI research and development activities, including:
- Authorizing the Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence for Science, Security, and Technology (FASST) initiative, a collaboration between the DOE and its seventeen National Laboratories to build powerful integrated scientific AI systems.
- Facilitating the development of high-performance computing systems and AI platforms using DOE-owned infrastructure data and computing facilities.
- Authorizing at least one data center testbed for developing and assessing hardware and algorithms for energy-efficient AI training.
- Directing the DOE to establish partnerships with nonprofit organizations and private companies to collaborate on scientific discovery and technological innovation in AI.
“This is the kind of technology that will define the coming eras of human history. To ensure prosperity at home and maintain America’s scientific advantage abroad, we must innovate. We must utilize every resource available to develop newer, stronger, safer tech which, in turn, will spur advances in national security, energy-efficiency, manufacturing, and more,” said Congressman Williams.
“Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly and the government must be equipped to respond to new developments and stay on the cutting edge,” said Congresswoman Bonamici.
“I’m introducing the bipartisan DOE AI Act with Rep. Williams to position the Department of Energy to develop high-performance platforms, responsibly cultivate training data, and improve energy efficiency to support safe AI innovation.”
The full bill is available here.
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