Insights from the Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence
January 14, 2025The Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence released a new report designed to provide insights, findings, and recommendations for shaping the U.S. approach to artificial intelligence (AI).
Among the recommendations include several that pertain directly to workforce and economic development. The report suggests that federal, state, and local leaders invest in AI literacy and training across all educational levels; help small businesses adopt AI by enhancing their AI literacy and using AI to reduce compliance burdens; and focus on ways to reduce regulatory and data interoperability barriers across sectors such as financial services, agriculture, and more. The report promotes public-private partnerships and federal R&D as two key mechanisms for promoting innovations and enhancing education and workforce programs that develop AI skills.
The report highlights the vital role of AI in our economic future and advocates for an agile, incremental approach to policymaking that evolves as AI advances with a fundamental goal of balancing the demands for growth and innovation with responsible application of the new technologies. Congressional leaders are taking AI seriously and attempting to embrace change, and it is incumbent on state and local leaders to follow a similar path. AI will be a foundation for building our next generation economy, but we must also recognize its potential to disrupt our existing economy and our responsibility to anticipate and effectively mitigate that potential disruption.