S.Amdt. 6561

The amendment, submitted by Mr. Schiff and Mr. Banks, aims to add a section to bill S. 4784 regarding Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and AI Security Risks.

Its primary purpose is to provide an antitrust exemption for non-Federal entities that cooperate to manage specific artificial intelligence security risks.

Changes and Additions

The amendment adds the following to the bill:

• Protections for Collaboration: It ensures that non-Federal entities are not violating antitrust laws when they exchange information or assistance in good faith to identify, prevent, or mitigate covered artificial intelligence security risks.

• Coordination of Releases: It allows entities to coordinate strategies to delay or limit the release, deployment, or development of AI to reduce security risks, provided they give prior written notice to the Attorney General.

• Defined Security Risks: It specifies that "covered artificial intelligence security risks" include things like the development of offensive weapons, disruptions to critical infrastructure, loss of operational control over AI, or AI being stolen or weaponized by a covered nation.

• Limits and Oversight:

  • The exemption does not allow for price-fixing, boycotting, or monopolizing a market.
  • The Attorney General can seek an injunction if they determine entities are not acting in good faith or are engaging in anticompetitive acts.
  • Entities claiming the exemption must prove their actions were taken in good faith.
  • Information submitted to the Attorney General regarding coordinated delays is exempt from public disclosure.