Rep. Jerry McNerney named co-chair of Congress' AI Caucus

Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.) will become the next co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus, current co-chair Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas) announced Thursday at an Axios event about the future of AI.

The big picture: Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), the founder of the caucus, will be stepping down to concentrate on his presidential run.

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