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☆ The House of Representatives is set to lose 375 years of congressional experience as 30 members have announced their departures
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

30 members of the House of Representatives have announced they won't be running for reelection. AdvertisementWhen the 118th Congress concludes in January 2025, the House of Representatives will be losing at least 375 years of congressional experience. As of Monday, 30 members of the House of Representatives — with each member averaging around 12 years, or 6 terms in office — have said they're not running for reelection. Of the 30 representatives leaving the House, 19 are members of the Democratic Party, and 11 caucus with the Republican Party. At least four House members have cited a desire to spend more time with family as the reason they're leaving office.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup, who leads the House GOP's investigation of the origins of COVID-19, says he won't seek reelection next year. Wenstrup represents Ohio's 2nd Congressional District and was first elected to the House in 2012. Wenstrup, who is also a longtime member of the House Intelligence Committee, has accused U.S. intelligence of withholding key facts about its investigation into the coronavirus. Political Cartoons View All 1240 ImagesWenstrup's announcement came the same day another longtime congressman also said he would not seek reelection next year. They are among nearly two dozen House members to announce they won't be running again in 2024.

Persons: Brad Wenstrup, Wenstrup, Derek Kilmer, Kilmer Organizations: WASHINGTON, — Republican, Congressional District, Army Reserve, House Intelligence, Republicans, Wuhan, of Virology, Democrat Locations: Cincinnati, Washington

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Moderate Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have formed a working group on artificial intelligence aimed at tackling the issue of what restrictions, if any, should be put on the technology. The New Democrat Coalition announced the formation of the group on Tuesday, saying it would work with the Biden administration, companies and other lawmakers to develop "sensible, bipartisan policies to address this emerging technology." While artificial intelligence has been used for several years, it surged in popularity earlier this year with the rise of ChatGPT because of generative AI's ability to use data to create human-seeming prose. The group is to be headed by Representative Derek Kilmer, a Democrat from Washington state. In July, the White House announced that AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Meta Platforms (META.O) had made voluntary commitments to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer.

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☆ New A.I. working group aims to shape policy for key Democratic bloc
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Emily Wilkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — Democrats on Capitol Hill are forming a new working group on artificial intelligence and prioritizing how to prevent deepfakes from wreaking havoc on personal lives, national security and the upcoming 2024 elections. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., will chair the new AI working group in the New Democrat Coalition, a 97-member bloc of House members that typically avoid the spotlight but wield significant influence over policy within the caucus. "There's real concern about the potential for AI generated disinformation, real concern about misuse of advanced AI models," Kilmer told CNBC. Another concerning aspect for many lawmakers is what AI generated images could mean in the world of campaign ads. Ron DeSantis recently used AI in an ad to replicate former president Donald Trump's voice "reading" a post that Trump had written on social media.

Persons: Derek Kilmer, Kilmer, Joe Morelle, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden, Democratic Minnesota Sen, Amy Klobuchar, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democrats, Capitol, New Democrat Coalition, House, CNBC, Homeland Security Department, New Dems, Florida Republican Gov, Republican National Committee, Senate, Democratic Minnesota, Dems Locations: Taiwan, China

☆ Your city could get millions to create jobs under a new Biden plan to put Americans back to work
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Cities and regions left behind by bygone industries can now apply for funding to revitalize jobs. The Biden administration is opening up applications for its Recompete Pilot Program. Under that program, a handful of "distressed communities" can receive at least $20 million. It's called the Recompete Pilot Program, and it's meant to pump funds into economically distressed areas. According to research from Timothy J. Bartik for the Brookings Institute, nearly a sixth of the country's population lives in distressed communities.

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