Contact Congress about H.R. 6881: AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023
Large AI companies would have to tell the FTC and the public more about their models. The rules would cover training data, risks, uses, and performance. The FTC could punish companies that break the rules.
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AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023 is a House bill in Congress.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects companies that build or offer large AI foundation models. It also affects people and groups trying to understand, study, or challenge how those models are trained and used. The FTC would take on new rule-writing, database, and enforcement work.
Why this matters: Powerful AI models often affect people without showing much about how they were built. This bill would push large AI providers to share more about training data, risks, limits, and performance. That could help people spot bias, misuse, privacy problems, or copyright concerns. It could also make AI development more costly or slower, depending on how the FTC writes the rules.
Key provisions in H.R. 6881
- The FTC would have to write transparency rules for some AI foundation models. It must do this within 9 months after the bill becomes law.
- The FTC must get input before writing the rules. It must consult the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the White House science and technology office, the Copyright Office, and other stakeholders.
- Some model information would go to the FTC. Some information would also have to be public.
- The FTC would run one central online database about covered AI models. The database must be machine-readable, so software can search and process it, and companies would post similar information on their own websites.
- The FTC would consider requiring details about training data, data controls, labeling, model purpose, risks, safety frameworks, test results, and computing power used.
How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 6881
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Questions people ask about H.R. 6881
- What is H.R. 6881?
- Large AI companies would have to tell the FTC and the public more about their models. The rules would cover training data, risks, uses, and performance. The FTC could punish companies that break the rules.
- How do I support or oppose H.R. 6881?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about H.R. 6881?
- Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
- Can Modern Action explain H.R. 6881 before I act?
- Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.
