Comment by Adam Schiff

The past few months have shown us that there is an urgent need for commonsense guardrails to ensure the Defense Department's use of AI is in line with Americans' national security and privacy priorities. There are good reasons to use AI technology to advance our national security, however - just as with any tool, we cannot depend on technology alone to guide us, particularly when the risks of harm can be fatal. My legislation would protect Americans from unlawful domestic surveillance, ensure that humans in the chain of command exercise responsibility for the use of any lethal technology, and maintain strong ethical protections in the deployment of autonomous and semi-autonomous weapons.