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The US Congress is taking on AI — this computer scientist is helping

Kiri Wagstaff, who temporarily shelved her academic career to provide advice on federal AI legislation, talks about life inside the halls of power.
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Regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) is booming in the United States. Since 2016, federal lawmakers have passed 23 AI-related bills into law1, many more than any other country. Now AI scientists are joining the action, trading academia for Capitol Hill on a mission to feed technical advice into proposed laws on AI.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01354-4

Wagstaff declined the use of an AI-based service to transcribe this interview because of questions surrounding the subsequent use of that data. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

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  1. Maslej, N. et al. The AI Index 2024 Annual Report (Stanford Univ., 2024).

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