McCLAIN DELANEY RESPONDS TO REPORT OF F.A.A. WORKING TO TAKE A.I. OWNERSHIP

Maryland Sixth District Representative April McClain Delaney is reacting to a report claiming the Trump Administration’s FAA wants to take ownership positions in AI companies. According to an internal FAA document reviewed by POLITICO, the FAA is working to acquire an ownership stake in a private company that’s key to modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system by using artificial intelligence. McClain Delaney says that’s an “insane and illegal conflict of interest.” McClain Delaney says Congress must exercise its Article One oversight powers with respect to any FAA ownership in private AI companies and demand answers about whether the systems have been adequately tested, are properly monitored and are safe for the traveling public.