{"database": "openregs", "table": "crs_reports", "rows": [["R48909", "Artificial Intelligence: CRS Products", "2026-04-14T04:00:00Z", "2026-04-17T15:08:05Z", "Active", "Reports", "Laurie Harris, Rachael D. Roan", null, "Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies\u2014including machine learning, generative AI (GenAI), and facial recognition\u2014are demonstrating potential benefits across a variety of sectors of the U.S. economy. At the same time, the rapid innovation in and proliferation of AI tools have generated concern over their potential disruptive effects, such as generation and dissemination of misinformation, potential shifts in jobs and employment opportunities, and social, ethical, and security risks. Over the past few Congresses, Members have considered a variety of policies and legislation associated with AI technologies and their applications. With interest in AI remaining high, Congress may continue to engage in AI policymaking. \nTo support Congress, CRS has assembled a list of policy experts and legal points of contact who can assist with issues related to AI. The contact list is available in CRS Report R48262, Artificial Intelligence: CRS Experts and Points of Contact, coordinated by Laurie Harris. Additional written and audiovisual CRS products on AI-related policy and legal issues, legislation, and executive branch actions are presented here, in the following categories:\nAI Overview: Technology and Regulation\u2014products that provide background information on AI in general, including a taxonomy of AI terminology, cross-sector issues, and topics related to AI regulation and governance.\nGenerative AI\u2014products that focus on the subset of GenAI technologies; GenAI refers to AI models trained on large volumes of data that are able to generate new content, such as text, images, videos, computer code, or music.\nAI and Biological Sciences\u2014products that cover the intersection of AI and the biological sciences, including engineering biology and biological design, as well as aspects of laboratory automation and design.\nAI and Defense\u2014products that cover the intersection of AI and the defense sector, including emerging technologies used by the military. \nAI, Economics, and Labor\u2014products that cover AI\u2019s effect on the economy and labor.\nAI and Elections\u2014products that cover the intersection of AI and campaign finance policies and laws, including AI use in election campaign advertising.\nFacial Recognition and Biometric Technologies\u2014products that cover facial recognition and biometric technologies, including applications for their use and examples of use by federal agencies.\nAI and Finance\u2014products that cover the use of algorithms and AI technologies to provide financial services. \nAI and Health Care\u2014products that cover applications of AI use that are relevant to health care and selected U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AI-related activities.\nAI and Infrastructure\u2014products that cover AI infrastructure, including data centers, semiconductors, and cloud computing infrastructure for AI development and AI-enabled services.\nAI and Patents\u2014products that cover the intersection of AI and patents, including patent-eligible subject matter reform and issues about AI patentability, such as whether inventions made using AI are patentable or inventions about AI are patentable.\nAI and Right of Publicity\u2014products that cover issues related to AI and the protection of \u201cright of publicity,\u201d often defined as a legal right to prevent unauthorized commercial uses of a person\u2019s name, image, likeness, or voice.\n", "https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R48909/R48909.1.pdf", "https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/HTML/R48909.html"]], "columns": ["id", "title", "publish_date", "update_date", "status", "content_type", "authors", "topics", "summary", "pdf_url", "html_url"], "primary_keys": ["id"], "primary_key_values": ["R48909"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.44326798524707556, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}