Executive Summary

America’s system of laws is focused around holding individual actors responsible for their own actions, as opposed to trying to regulate and control every aspect of technology like Europe or China. That is why the AI revolution started in the United States and why the United States is poised to lead in this new technology.

However, there are many who are trying to import European-style controls onto AI, even before we know how AI will develop or how it will be used. The BALANCE AI Act takes an American approach to regulation of AI: Hold people responsible for their use of AI, while allowing innovation to flourish.

Key Benefits:

1. Clear Responsibility Framework: The Act establishes a clear system of responsibility for AI use, ensuring that those who benefit from AI systems are accountable for their outputs. This approach protects innovators while holding bad actors responsible.
2. Preserves American Competitiveness: By creating a unified federal approach to AI development regulations, the Act prevents patchwork laws that are barriers to innovation and ensures that the U.S. remains at the forefront of AI technology.
3. Empowers State-Level Consumer Protection: While streamlining development regulations at the federal level, the Act preserves states’ ability to protect their citizens from misuse of AI systems, striking a crucial balance between innovation and safety.
4. Promotes Ethical AI Development: By setting clear guidelines and responsibilities, the Act encourages the development of safe and ethical AI systems, fostering public trust in this transformative technology.
5. Promotes Beneficial Use of AI Technology: The Act also has the effect of allowing people to get the benefit of their use of AI by establishing that if a person creates something with AI, it is considered to be that person’s speech or expression as if they had created the output directly.

Read the full brief here.