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HB6881: AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023

: Don Beyer (D-US) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Dec 22, 2023
Commerce
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Summary

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish standards for making publicly available information about the training data and algorithms used in artificial intelligence foundation models, and for other purposes.

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This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—a government agency that protects consumers—to create standards requiring companies to publicly share information about the training data and computer instructions used in large AI foundation models. Foundation models are advanced AI systems that companies build and then adapt for specific purposes. The bill affects AI developers and companies that build these large models. Currently, the bill has been introduced in Congress and is in the early stage of the legislative process.

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