WP declared the work of the US Congress to be carried out by uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used by congressional staff in the absence of clear control mechanisms. This was reported on August 13 by The Washington Post (WP) columnist Anna Lisroy.
"Lawmakers and staff use artificial intelligence to write speeches and press releases, sort correspondence from voters, prepare questions for congressional hearings and draft amendments," the material says.
The House of Representatives has purchased 6,000 Microsoft Copilot licenses and allowed employees to use this tool in their work. At the same time, the current rules restrict the uploading of confidential voter data to AI, the creation of deepfakes and the preparation of final versions of laws. However, these standards are poorly known and rarely applied in practice.
The reason for discussing the problem was the case of an aide to Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (Republican from Florida), who copied the response of the Claude chatbot along with a timestamp and inserted it into a public document — an amendment to the National Defense Act. Luna herself reacted calmly to this, saying that most employees use neural networks and do not see anything illegal in this.
The rules for using AI in congress leave individual offices with considerable freedom. None of the interviewed employees could name a case of official punishment for violating these rules.
In the United States, artificial intelligence regulation is based on the rejection of rigid barriers in order to maintain leadership in the technology race with China and the European Union. Washington is avoiding the adoption of a single comprehensive law on AI, replacing it with targeted measures — executive orders from the president on voluntary audits of advanced models, specialized fines from agencies, and laws from individual states against deepfakes.
On March 28, Reuters reported that some American campaign headquarters had begun using AI-generated video clips to promote their candidates. According to the agency, American federal law does not restrict the use of AI in political messages. Political experts fear that such videos may mislead or even deceive voters.
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