New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- In a bid to provide more flexibility to test and develop new tech, Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Wednesday introduced a new 'sandbox' bill that would let AI companies apply for exemptions from federal regulations.

Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, while adressing subcommittee hearing, talked about how Congress can lower regulatory barriers for the US tech sector to provide an edge over China.

"A regulatory sandbox is not a free pass. People creating or using AI still have to follow the same laws as everyone else," Cruz said at the hearing.

If the bill, relating to AI regulatory sandbox, is passed by the Congress, it will allow agencies that oversee federal regulations to consider applications from ...