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Nominee backs standards-based approach at Commerce for AI oversight, pledges to work with Congress
Summary
Howard Lutnick told senators he favors a standards-driven, "light touch" approach to AI regulation, leveraging NIST's technical expertise and Commerce's cybersecurity model rather than heavy-handed mandates.
Howard Lutnick told the Senate Commerce Committee he favors developing technical standards for artificial intelligence at the Department of Commerce and at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) instead of broad, prescriptive controls. He compared the desired approach to the department's cybersecurity standards, which he described as a global model.
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