Senator Mark Kelly has introduced new legislation aimed at how artificial intelligence systems handle data, according to a report from Quiver Quantitative distributed via Google News.
The bill, designated S. 4742, is titled the Artificial Intelligence Data Authorization and Transparency Act. Beyond the title and sponsor, the source item does not detail the bill's specific provisions, its co-sponsors, or its prospects for passage.
The name itself signals two areas of focus that have become central to the policy debate over AI. "Data authorization" points to questions about whether and how companies are permitted to use information — potentially including personal or copyrighted data — to build and train AI models. "Transparency" suggests requirements that AI developers disclose more about what goes into their systems and how they operate.
Kelly, a Democrat representing Arizona, is the named sponsor. The legislation has been formally introduced in the Senate, which is the first step in a long process; introduction does not mean a bill will receive a hearing, a committee vote, or a floor vote.
Readers should treat the available information as preliminary. The full text and substance of S. 4742 would need to be reviewed directly to understand exactly what it would require of AI companies, regulators, or the public.
Why it matters: Lawmakers in Washington are still searching for the rules that will govern AI, and bills like this one mark where Congress is trying to draw lines around how the technology uses data — decisions that could shape what AI companies can build and what the public is told about it.