Contact Congress about H.R. 1736: Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act

DHS would study how terrorists use generative AI and report to Congress each year for five years. The reports would cover extremist messages, recruiting, and possible weapons risks. Public versions would be posted online, with sensitive details kept classified.

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Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Latest action on H.R. 1736: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects DHS, intelligence agencies, the FBI, Congress, and state or local fusion centers. These groups would have to study, share, receive, or review information about generative AI and terrorism threats. The public could see unclassified reports, but some details may stay secret for security or legal reasons.

Why this matters: Generative AI could make it easier to create extremist content or help people seek dangerous weapons information. This bill would give Congress and security agencies a yearly look at that risk. It could also make threat information easier to share across federal, state, and local offices. The effect on security, privacy, and civil liberties would depend on how agencies collect and share the information.

Key provisions in H.R. 1736

• DHS must write one terrorism threat report on generative AI each year for five years. The first report is due within one year after the bill becomes law.
• Each report must look at the prior calendar year. It must cover cases where foreign terrorist groups or people used, or tried to use, generative AI.
• The reports must cover three main risks. These are violent extremist messages, recruiting people to violence, and help with chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons.
• Each report must recommend ways to fight these AI-related terrorism threats. Those recommendations would go to Congress with the assessment.
• DHS must prepare the reports in a way that follows privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties laws. These laws protect people from improper government use of information.

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What is H.R. 1736?

DHS would study how terrorists use generative AI and report to Congress each year for five years. The reports would cover extremist messages, recruiting, and possible weapons risks. Public versions would be posted online, with sensitive details kept classified.

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