Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., along with Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and bipartisan members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, introduced the No Adversarial AI Act.
The senator said Wednesday the bipartisan bill aims to prohibit government agencies from utilizing artificial intelligence technologies controlled by China and other foreign adversaries. This is in response to reports that DeepSeek and other companies linked to the CCP store U.S. user data in China.
What Would the No Adversarial AI Act Do?
The bill would establish a federal list of adversarial AI by mandating the Federal Acquisition Security Council to identify and publicly publish AI developed by companies associated with China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. It would also ban the use of the identified AI in executive agencies. However, limited exceptions for research, testing, or mission-critical functions will be allowed with strict oversight and written justification to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget. The bill will also require updates to the adversarial AI list every 180 days and direct agencies to remove prohibited AI from their systems.
The bipartisan bill is spearheaded in the House of Representatives by Cong. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Ritchie Torres, D-NY.
“With clear evidence that China can have access to U.S. user data on AI systems, it’s absolutely insane for our own federal agencies to be using these dangerous platforms and subject our government to Beijing’s control. Our No Adversarial AI Act will stop this direct threat to our national security and keep the American government’s sensitive data out of enemy hands,” said Scott.
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