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National Policy Framework for AI Highlights Industry-led Standards, Workforce Development

3/20/2026

The White House has released a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, outlining legislative recommendations for lawmakers related to AI governance.

The document provides seven guiding principles, ranging from enabling innovation to protecting intellectual property rights. Support for industry-led standards is highlighted among the recommendations:

“Congress should not create any new federal rulemaking body to regulate AI, and should instead support development and deployment of sector-specific AI applications through existing regulatory bodies with subject matter expertise and through industry-led standards.”

Recommendations for developing an AI-ready workforce are also central:

“Congress should use non-regulatory methods to ensure that existing education programs and workforce training and support programs, including apprenticeships, affirmatively incorporate AI training.”

View the full National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.

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