Emerging Legal and Policy Trends in State and Federal AI Governance at BenCon 2024
BenCon 2024 explored state and federal AI governance, highlighting the rapid increase in AI-related legislation and executive orders. Panelists emphasized the importance of experimentation, learning, and collaboration between government levels, teams, agencies, and external partners.
At BenCon 2024, we first explored AI through a policy lens in Emerging Legal and Policy Trends in State and Federal AI Governance.
The session opened with a presentation by Quinn Anex-Ries, policy analyst at the Center for Democracy & Technology, which explored the more than 40 bills introduced across all 50 states in the 2024 legislative session, executive orders in 12 states and Washington, D.C., as well as federal movement via an executive order, Office of Management and Budget guidance, and agency plans.
Quinn was then joined by panelists to share their work and perspectives including: Harrison MacRae, director of emerging technologies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which released one of the first AI executive orders; Nikki Zeichner, transformation officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which recently developed a plan for responsible use of AI in public benefits; and Grant Fergusson, Equal Justice Works fellow and counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), which recently created an AI Legislation Scorecard. All panelists stressed the need for experimentation and learning across levels of government, within teams and agencies, and with external research and development partners.
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