Sens Booker, Rounds, Heinrich, Lieu, and Obernolte Reintroduce Bipartisan AI Grand Challenges Act

Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), along with Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA), reintroduced the AI Grand Challenges Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill to harness the promise of artificial intelligence to solve complex problems across a range of sectors, including health, energy, environment, national security, materials science, and cybersecurity—as well as address AI system-specific challenges like bias mitigation and content provenance. The bill directs the National Science Foundation to establish an AI Grand Challenges Program and administer prize competitions—with $1 million minimum prizes—to incentivize researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators to harness AI to address specific, measurable challenges that benefit the United States and serve the public good.