Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to codify federal guardrails around the use of AI in fully autonomous weapons and domestic mass surveillance, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The issue is at the heart of the Trump administration's standoff with Anthropic over the government's access to the company's AI models. - Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is writing legislation that he said would place "commonsense safeguards" around the use of AI in warfare and surveillance, adding that there's an "urgent need for guardrails on how AI is used by the Defense Department." - Schiff is eyeing an upcoming must-pass defense authorization package as one potential vehicle, a source familiar with the matter said. Driving the news: The Trump …
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