The Texas House Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies (the Committee) was created in 2023 to conduct a comprehensive review of the advancements and implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies (ET) in various sectors of society. The Committee was directed to submit an initial interim report by May 16, 2024, to provide a broad overview of the testimony it heard in its first hearing on April 29, 2024. The interim report covers six topics:
- Background on AI and emerging technologies
- How AI affects homeland and national security
- How AI can affect elections
- Dangers presented by AI
- The intersection of cybersecurity and AI
- Comparing industry and advocacy perspectives.
The report also relays a number of policy recommendations offered by each witness, which the Committee intends to explore further in subsequent hearings and reports.