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AI in Government Act of 2020 and the Advancing American AI Act

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Binding. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it.

The statutory floor under federal AI use policy. M-25-21 is issued consistent with them, which is why a change of administration can rewrite the memorandum but not remove the duty to have one.

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Instrument record

Short name
AI in Government Acts
Date
2020-12-27
Version
Not versioned
Cluster
core

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