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Jay Obernolte was a seventh grader when his father came home with a transformative gift: an Apple II Plus computer and a book on how to learn to program.
It didn’t have a disk drive or cassette interface — those were expensive, he recalled — which meant nothing could be saved. Any program he had learned to write had to be retyped when he turned the computer on, starting from scratch.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (CA-23) has introduced legislation to reduce the United States’ reliance on China and other foreign nations for critical minerals. Critical minerals and rare earth metals are used to manufacture consumer electronics, military equipment, electric vehicle batteries, and other advanced technologies vital to America’s homeland security and economic competitiveness. China is currently the largest source for more than half of the critical minerals on the U.S. Geological Survey’s 2022 list.
As artificial intelligence gets more sophisticated, federal policymakers have to reckon with what that means for national security.
With AI, the weapon can also be the shield. We examine how the U.S. is embracing AI as a tool to bolster its cyber defenses and what Congress is doing on the issue.
...Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) is the chair of the House’s AI task force. He’s also the only member of Congress with a master’s degree in AI and is playing a leading role in developing cybersecurity policy.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte’s (R-CA) 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act passed the House on March 5, 2024.
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The vice chair of Congress’ artificial intelligence caucus says privacy regulations need to be a top short-term priority for Congress as Washington looks to get to grips with the rapidly emerging technology – which he says poses risks, but could be a catalyst for the next expansion of the U.S. economy.
Today, Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-23), Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14), and Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced the Prison Staffing Reform Act, a bipartisan bill that directs the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to conduct a review of its staffing needs and devise a plan to fill existing vacancies. The agency faces a crisis of understaffing that endangers both staff and inmates.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressional Fusion Energy Caucus Co-Chairs Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), and Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) issued the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed their bipartisan Fusion Energy Act:
Artificial intelligence is here to stay. This technology is both exciting and disruptive, offering advancements that could empower people, expand worker productivity, and grow the US economy. We need to ensure America leads in developing standards and deploying this emerging technology. A critical first step toward achieving AI leadership is passing a national data privacy standard.