Congresswoman Bonamici Introduces Legislation to Establish AI Guardrails in Education and Workforce
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) has introduced the Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act, a comprehensive federal framework designed to address the risks of AI in education and the workforce. The legislation aims to protect students, educators, and workers by establishing clear rules and accountability for AI usage. Key provisions include requiring AI risk assessment standards for classroom technology, implementing safeguards against harmful content, and ensuring parental notice and opt-out rights. The bill also mandates human review of automated decisions in federally funded workforce programs and creates a secure student data breach reporting portal, with enforcement shared by the Department of Education and the Federal Trade Commission. Furthermore, it sets strict safety compliance requirements, such as prohibiting the use of student data to train AI models, promoting open licensing of funded research, and requiring independent evaluations and bias testing. The legislation ...
