Washington DC, May 28 -- Chairman John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are advocating for the Department of Commerce to broaden the responsibilities of the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) to directly tackle the increasing national security challenges posed by China's advancements in artificial intelligence, as stated in a release from the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (SCCCP).

In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the lawmakers stressed that "there is a strong national security need for better understanding, predicting, and preparing for the PRC's AI progress," according t...