To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Director to develop a voluntary reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · February 1, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
This bill directs federal agencies to study and track the environmental effects of artificial intelligence technology. The Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with the Department of Energy, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, must complete a comprehensive study within two years examining AI's energy consumption, water use, pollution, electronic waste, and both positive and negative environmental impacts across the full lifecycle of AI systems and hardware. The bill also requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a consortium of academic, civil society, and industry experts to develop consistent measurement standards and methodologies for reporting AI's environmental impacts, and to create a voluntary reporting system where companies can disclose their AI systems' environmental effects. Within four years, these agencies must submit a joint report to Congress with findings and recommendations for reducing negative environmental impacts while promoting beneficial AI applications. The legislation does not specify dedicated funding amounts and relies on existing agency resources to complete these tasks.
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