Bipartisan Senate bill calls on Commerce to lead AI push with small businesses
Legislation from Sens. Cantwell and Moran tasks Commerce and SBA with the creation of AI training resources for small businesses in underserved communities.
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New Commerce strategy document points to the difficult science of AI safety
The Biden administration seeks international coordination on critical AI safety challenges.
Commerce opens comments on regulating certain influential AI models
Dual-use foundation models, with open model weights, present particular risks.
Raimondo announces picks for U.S. AI Safety Institute’s director, CTO
National Economic Council adviser Elizabeth Kelly will lead NIST’s new AI group, while Elham Tabassi is on board as chief technology officer.
OPM, Cisco and ThunderCat Technology lead the charge in modernizing tech for hybrid work
From consolidating disparate productivity tools to redefining hiring strategies, government and industry leaders provide a compelling narrative of innovation and adaptation.
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Federal officials state their case for continued telework during House Oversight hearing
Representatives from Commerce, HHS, SSA and USAID say in-person work is rising, but telework is needed to compete for top talent and pull from a broadened candidate…
Commerce Dept. and ThunderCat on fostering a hybrid work environment
Tech leaders André Mendes and Kurt Steege discuss infrastructure modernization, remote work adaptation, and security priorities.
Commerce picks 31 tech innovation hubs eligible for $500M in federal funding
The tech hubs are in cities from Baltimore, Maryland, to Birmingham, Alabama, and beyond, with a focus on semiconductors, biotechnology, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Top Republican working on ‘light touch’ AI bill with focus on generative AI and self-certification system
Sen. Thune is “determined” to have his artificial intelligence legislation “be a bipartisan product,” Senate source says, with plans to introduce the bill “sooner rather than later.”
Commerce discloses more AI use cases in updated inventory
The updates, which are required annually, come amid increased attention on the quality of these inventories and serve as a reminder that the U.S. government is deploying…
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