Pentagon Says US Will Spell Out the Laws That Apply to AI Labs This Month

The US federal government will lay out all the laws and regulations that apply to domestic AI labs later this month, Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael said on Wednesday.

Michael, who is vice chair of the government's Super Intelligence Task Force, said the group would publicize the regulatory landscape "in the next week or two."

The task force is an intergovernmental agency established by President Donald Trump to establish AI policy.

Michael, speaking at a Wall Street Journal technology conference in Napa, California, did not provide additional details.

Confidence before Congress acts

"What we're trying to do is create a framework that makes the American people have confidence that these companies are going to do the right thing," he said. "Or else I think what you get is 535 legislators writing a piece of regulation that could kill the industry."

The remarks point to a government-led attempt to set the rules for AI developers from within the administration, rather than waiting for Congress to write them.

Michael's comments came at the same Wall Street Journal conference where OpenAI President Greg Brockman said the company now generates the majority of its revenue from enterprise sales and believes it will be ready to go public in 2027.

Sources

• Reuters, via WNCY — Pentagon chief tech officer says government will detail laws that apply to AI labs this month
• Innopark IT — OpenAI could be ready for a 2027 IPO as enterprise sales pass consumers