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Preserving American Dominance in Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024

December 19, 2024

Artificial IntelligenceNational SecurityCybersecurityTechnology RegulationDepartment of Commerce

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Where This Stands

Introduced
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Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

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The Frame

What this does

The bill establishes federal authority to block the release of advanced AI models that pose chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or cyber threats, with potential criminal penalties of up to 10 years in prison and civil fines of $1 million per day for non-compliance.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

AI Model Developers

Must conduct safety evaluations, implement cybersecurity standards, and submit to government pre-deployment reviews.

Cloud Infrastructure Providers

Must implement 'know-your-customer' standards and report on compliance when transacting with foreign persons.

Data Center Owners

Must report the location and ownership of facilities meeting specific computing capacity thresholds.

Department of Commerce

Required to establish the new AI Safety Review Office and manage interagency oversight efforts.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Background

  • Mr. Romney, Mr. Reed, Mr. Moran, Mr. King, and Ms. Hassan are members of the United States Senate. context

Summary

This bill creates a new Artificial Intelligence Safety Review Office within the Department of Commerce to oversee the development and deployment of high-powered AI models. It mandates strict safety evaluations, cybersecurity standards, and reporting requirements for companies developing frontier AI, data centers, and cloud infrastructure providers to prevent national security risks.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 'covered frontier artificial intelligence model'?
It is an AI model trained with massive compute power (greater than 10^26 operations) that is either general-purpose or specifically designed to produce outputs related to biological, chemical, nuclear, or cyber threats.
Can the government stop a company from releasing an AI model?
Yes. If the Under Secretary determines a model poses insufficiently mitigated national security risks, they may prohibit its deployment.
What happens if a company ignores a prohibition on deploying an AI model?
They face potential criminal penalties of up to 10 years in prison and civil fines of up to $1 million per day.
Who is affected by the 'know-your-customer' rules?
Sellers of specific high-end integrated circuits and providers of cloud-based infrastructure () must implement these standards when transacting with foreign persons.

Why It Matters

The bill establishes federal authority to block the release of advanced AI models that pose chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or cyber threats, with potential criminal penalties of up to 10 years in prison and civil fines of $1 million per day for non-compliance.

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Expansion of Federal Oversight

The bill marks a significant shift toward treating advanced AI development as a national security matter comparable to nuclear or chemical weapons development.

Artificial Intelligence Safety Review OfficeDepartment of Commerce

Connected Entities

personMr. Romney“Lead sponsor of the bill”Map →
organizationUnited States Government“referenced in findings regarding AI risks”Map →
organizationDepartment of Defense“Identified as a key stakeholder concerned about AI risks”Map →
organizationNational Counterterrorism Center“Identified as a key stakeholder concerned about AI risks”Map →
organizationArgonne National Laboratory“Identified as a key stakeholder concerned about AI risks”Map →
personMs. King“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →
organizationDepartment of Energy“Identified as a key stakeholder concerned about AI risks”Map →
organizationNational Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence“Identified as a key stakeholder concerned about AI risks”Map →
personMr. Reed“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →
organizationDepartment of State“Identified as a key stakeholder concerned about AI risks”Map →
personMr. Moran“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →
personMs. Hassan“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →
organizationDepartment of Commerce“Establishes the Artificial Intelligence Safety Review Office”Map →
organizationSubcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight“Held a hearing on AI threats”Map →
organizationCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency“Identified as a key stakeholder concerned about AI risks”Map →
organizationSenate“Introduced the bill”Map →

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