Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  House AI task force releases sweeping end-of-year report The House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released its long-awaited report, laying out a roadmap for Congress as it crafts policy surrounding the advancing technology.   © Illustration / Samantha Wong; and Adobe Stock The 253-page report takes a deep dive into how the U.S. can harness AI in social, economic and health settings, while acknowledging how the technology can be harmful or misused in some cases.     “This report highlights America’s leadership in its approach to responsible AI innovation while considering guardrails that may be appropriate to safeguard the nation against current and emerging threats,” task force co-chairs Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) wrote in a letter to House leaders.   The report follows a months-long probe by Obernolte, Lieu and 22 other congressional members, who spoke with more than 100 technical experts, government officials, academics, legal scholars and business leaders to produce dozens of recommendations for different industry sectors.     Amid both excitement and concerns over the emerging technology, lawmakers introduced more than 100 bills regarding AI use this session, though most did not make it across the finish line, leaving Congress with an uncertain path forward on the issue.    The report seeks to serve as a blueprint for future legislation and other actions, breaking recommendations into 14 areas of society, ranging from health care to national security to small businesses and more.   Obernolte on Tuesday hinted the lawmakers steered away from recommending specific regulations and emphasized the importance of sectoral regulators like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in making these sorts of decisions.   “We do not think it is a good idea for the United States to follow some of the other countries in the world in splitting off AI and establishing a brand new bureaucracy and a universal licensing requirement for it,” he told reporters.   “We think that our sectoral regulators have the knowledge and the experience needed to regulate AI within those sectoral spaces," he continued.     Read more in a full report at TheHill.com.    Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter, we're Julia Shapero and Miranda Nazzaro — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley.   Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.   Essential Reads  How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future:   Warren asks for conflict-of-interest rules covering Musk Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is expressing her concerns about apparent conflicts of interest posed by Elon Musk serving as a top adviser in the new administration and asking for President-elect Trump to explain what ethics standards will apply to the billionaire businessman. She wants to know whether Musk has complied with the Trump transition team’s ethics standards and whether he’s signed its code of conduct. “Putting …  Full Story   TikTok CEO meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met with President-elect Trump in Florida on Monday, becoming the latest tech leader to hold talks with the incoming president ahead of Inauguration Day. Trump and Chew met on Monday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill. The meeting comes as Chew’s TikTok faces an uncertain path in the United States. The platform filed an …  Full Story   Billionaire Reid Hoffman: Odds of Trump retaliation ‘greater than 50 percent’  LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman said he believes President-elect Trump will likely come after him for supporting Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign.  “I think that there’s a greater than 50 percent chance that there will be repercussions from a misdirection and corruption of the institutions of state to respond to my having tried to help Harris get elected,” Hoffman said on Monday’s episode …  Full Story   19 percent in new survey have invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency About 1-in-5 voters have invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency, according to a Tuesday poll. The survey from Emerson College Polling found that 19 percent of respondents have traded, invested or used crypto like Bitcoin or Ethereum. About 81 percent have not.  Among the respondents who have used crypto, 39 percent used it to make purchases while the other 61 percent did not, according to the survey.  Approximately 32 percent …  Full Story   The Refresh  News we've flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics:   Tech consultant found guilty in stabbing death of Cash App founder A San Francisco jury found Nima Momeni guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, The Associated Press reports.   Musk, SpaceX face federal reviews over violations of security reporting rules Federal agencies have launched at least three probes into whether SpaceX and owner Elon Musk complied with disclosure protocols aimed at protecting state secrets, The New York Times reports.    On Our Radar  Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled "IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part IV -- Patents, Standards and Lawfare," on Wednesday at 10 a.m.  The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing, "The RESTORE Patent Rights Act: Restoring America's Status as the Global IP Leader," on Wednesday at 2 p.m.   In Other News  Branch out with other reads on The Hill: John Kirby drone statement ‘very misleading at best’: New Jersey rep Rep. Chris Smith (R- N.J.) slammed White House national security spokesperson John Kirby’s statement about the recent mysterious drone sightings on the East Coast.  “Well, I think it’s very misleading at best,” Smith said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill” on Monday evening. “If [Kirby] knows something, he should say.” Smith, who represents New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District, … Full Story   Nothing indicates ‘public safety risk’ from drone sightings: Kirby National security communications adviser John Kirby reiterated Monday there is no indication the recent drone sightings pose a risk to public safety. Kirby, in an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, said federal officials have worked with local and state law enforcement to examine more than 5,000 examples of possible drone sightings, and they’ve determined some aircraft are manned, while others are unmanned. … Full Story   What Others are Reading  Two key stories on The Hill right now: GOP report recommends Liz Cheney be criminally investigated over Jan. 6 work Republicans released a report Tuesday reviewing the “failures and politicization” of the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 committee, capping their investigation … Read more DHS overhauls H-1B visa program The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday clarifying who can apply for an H-1B work visa, a key program to attract international talent that’s … Read more   What Others are Reading  Opinions related to tech submitted to The Hill: Brazen, mysterious ‘drone’ incursions now a major crisis  US Labor Department adopts an anti-labor policy against remote work     You're all caught up. 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