Tech bills of the week: Updated AI innovation; expanding cybersecurity for SNAP; and more

This week’s legislation addresses cybersecurity measures for EBT cards, pushes universal AI testing standards forward, and strengthens oversight of tech education programming for veterans.

The Future of AI Innovation Act is back

Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., reintroduced their Future of AI Innovation Act on Thursday, a bill that seeks to establish uniform standards for AI research and development, as well as promote innovation in the private sector.

Initially introduced in 2024, the measure aims to support U.S. leadership in AI through multiple vehicles, including public-private partnerships, codification of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Standards and Innovation within the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, increased interagency coordination and international coalitions to further promulgate unifying AI standards and metrics. 

“This legislation brings together private sector and government experts to develop voluntary standards for AI, create new assessment tools, and conduct testing that will ensure the ...