U.S. Rep. August Pfluger’s Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act passed the U.S. House unanimously by voice vote. The bill was read by the Senate twice on Thursday and has been sent to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for further action.
The Texas Republican’s legislation, H.R.1736, would address threats posed by terrorist groups—such as ISIS and al Qaeda—that are using artificial intelligence (GenAI) to create digital content such as text, images, and video to enable and encourage terrorist attacks against the U.S.
“I have witnessed the terror landscape evolve into a digital battlefield shaped by the rapid rise of artificial intelligence,” Pfluger said.
As chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Pfluger explained that the Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act would confront the emerging threat of terrorist groups weaponizing AI “to recruit, train, and inspire attacks on U.S. soil.”
