AI

Artificial intelligence is already shaping hiring decisions, credit approvals, healthcare tools, and the information people see online. Washington is home to some of the world’s leading technology companies, which gives us both an opportunity and a responsibility.

As AI systems become more powerful, we need clear guardrails that protect privacy, prevent discrimination, and ensure transparency. This is especially important in high-risk uses like employment, education, housing, healthcare, and law enforcement. 

As a technology attorney and dad of three, I believe Washington has to lead on AI with both courage and judgment. We should protect people from real harms while making sure the next generation of innovation, jobs, and opportunity can continue to grow here. 

Specifically, Chandler believes we must do the following: 

1. Set clear standards for high-risk AI used in employment, housing, education, healthcare, credit, and law enforcement, with oversight proportional to the potential harm.
2. Give people transparency and meaningful recourse when automated systems influence consequential decisions, including notice, understandable explanations, and a process to challenge errors.
3. Protect privacy and prevent discrimination through strong testing, documentation, and enforcement requirements focused on real-world outcomes.
4. Preserve space for responsible innovation with practical, predictable rules that protect consumers without imposing unnecessary burdens on startups, researchers, and small businesses.

Innovation and public trust should go hand in hand.