US Congress urged to shore up AI law for autonomous weapons, mass surveillance
( March 5, 2026, 16:19 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: Signers with backgrounds in national security, technology, business and civil society urged Congress to "establish clear statutory policy governing the use of artificial intelligence for domestic surveillance and autonomous lethal weapons systems: setting the boundaries, the oversight mechanisms, and the accountability structures that these technologies demand." The letter followed the Department of Defense's move to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk. See letter attached. ...
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