As artificial intelligence sweeps the workforce, prompting lawmakers to both regulate the new technology and adopt it for their own use, one House Republican is looking at the possibilities of implementing AI into Congress’s daily functions.
Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI), the chairman of the House Committee on Administration, told Fox News that the new technology has been a tool for Congress, but that there are benefits and risks to navigate. The committee will present information about fully implementing AI in Congress at a hearing dubbed “Artificial Intelligence (AI): Innovations within the Legislative Branch.”
“Our hearing is going to give us that opportunity to both demonstrate that in a transparent way to the American public, but also to gain insights and information about how not only Congress, but all legislative branch entities such as the Library of Congress or [Government Accountability Office] can be utilizing AI to do the same,” Steil said.
The House Committee on Administration’s Subcommittee on Modernization has been providing monthly AI transparency reports showing the exploration and experimentation on integrating AI, Tech Policy Press reported.
The AI transparency report from December showcased a list of AI tools the House of Representatives uses, including AI chatbots and AI automation, according to Fox News. The House also used AI for emails, memos, and briefing notes.
“AI has significant opportunities on our ability to audit the spending of taxpayer dollars and the efficiency in that. You’ll see it in other areas as well, right? I mean, you’ll see it in what might be more mundane but very [Capitol Hill] focused about how all members can respond to their constituents, and the sifting of constituent requests,” he added.
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Steil said that the overall focus of the hearing would be how to efficiently maximize the AI resources within the government.
“It can be important as an individual who’s trying to navigate through a federal agency in short order,” Steil said.