Congress hopes to advance comprehensive legislation to regulate AI in a matter of months, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told a Center for Strategic & International Studies event Wednesday.

State attorneys general are planning meetings on algorithmic bias on social media, offices for AGs in Iowa, Colorado and Hawaii told us this week.

House Commerce Committee Democrats sent draft privacy bill language to Republicans last week in hopes the two sides can reach agreement in the near future, said Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J. Updates were made on the bipartisan staff discussion draft, which the two sides have been negotiating since last Congress, he said. Democrats are “confident” the two sides can work together and reach agreement, said Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., who hosted Thursday’s hearing on Big Tech issues.

House Commerce Committee Democrats sent draft privacy bill language to Republicans last week in hopes the two sides can reach agreement in the near future, said Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J. Updates were made on the bipartisan staff discussion draft, which the two sides have been negotiating since last Congress, he said. Democrats are “confident” the two sides can work together and reach agreement, said Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., who hosted Thursday’s hearing on Big Tech issues.

Consumers should be able to turn off algorithm filtering that determines the online content they see, Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., said during a hearing Tuesday, announcing legislative efforts. Ranking member Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, told reporters he likes the concept but suggested it could be folded into the Senate Commerce Committee’s ongoing privacy legislation talks.

Consumers should be able to turn off algorithm filtering that determines the online content they see, Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., said during a hearing Tuesday, announcing legislative efforts. Ranking member Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, told reporters he likes the concept but suggested it could be folded into the Senate Commerce Committee’s ongoing privacy legislation talks.