CSET’s Jack Corrigan and Owen J. Daniels shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by FedScoop. In their piece, they discuss the challenges of regulating artificial intelligence (AI) during an election season, when lawmakers are more focused on politics than policy. Despite the absence of new legislation, AI innovation continues to advance, creating an urgent need for regulatory action.

Corrigan and Daniels emphasize the importance of responsible AI development and deployment, stating, “To promote the responsible development and deployment of AI during this busy political period, would-be regulators should aim to use their existing powers to govern AI. Rather than waiting for a partisanly hyper-charged Congress to create new regulations from scratch, agencies can deploy their current authorities and tools to govern AI applications under their regulatory purview.”

They outline three broad principles that federal agencies should follow to map and leverage their existing authorities to regulate AI: understand the landscape of AI risks and harms, prepare the workforce for AI, and develop agile public-private cooperation.

They also draw on insights from their two recent reports, Governing AI with Existing Authorities and Enabling Principles for AI Governance.

To read the full op-ed, visit FedScoop.