Workforce for AI Trust Act
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced: Jun 18, 2026
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced: Jun 18, 2026
Summary
Funds fellowships and directs the government to create a national framework to grow a skilled workforce for developing safe and trustworthy AI systems.
What problem does this solve?
The U.S. needs more people from different fields, not just tech, to make sure AI is developed safely and fairly. This bill provides money for students and researchers from many subjects to study AI and creates a standard guide for AI jobs to help build this workforce.
What does this bill do?
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Sec. 2(b)
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Interdisciplinary artificial intelligence fellowships
Creates interdisciplinary AI fellowships
Allows the National Science Foundation to fund graduate and postdoctoral fellowships for students from many fields, including social sciences and humanities, to research trustworthy AI.
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Sec. 3(c)
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NIST activities to categorize the artificial intelligence workforce
Establishes an AI workforce framework
Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop a framework with a common language to describe AI jobs, skills, and tasks.
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Sec. 2(b)
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Artificial intelligence skills-based training across the National Science Foundation
Promotes AI skills training in STEM
Encourages the National Science Foundation to support AI training for students and researchers across all science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
Requires diverse AI review panels
Ensures that panels reviewing AI research proposals include experts from various fields like social science, ethics, and law to provide broader perspectives.
Funds workshops for AI teams
Authorizes the National Science Foundation to provide awards for workshops that help build teams with diverse skills to work on trustworthy AI systems.
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Sec. 3(b)
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NIST activities to support the artificial intelligence governance workforce
Supports AI governance workforce
Directs NIST to support education and workforce development for jobs related to managing AI risks, including testing and evaluation of AI systems.
Who does this affect?
- Students and researchers
- Technology industry
- Federal government agencies
What is the real world impact?
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Builds a skilled AI workforce
Creates educational programs and job guidelines to ensure the U.S. has enough skilled workers to lead in AI development and manage its risks.
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Promotes interdisciplinary AI development
Encourages collaboration between tech experts and people from social sciences, ethics, and humanities to create AI systems that are safer and more aligned with human values.
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Standardizes AI job roles
Directs a government agency to define AI jobs and skills. This could streamline hiring but might also create a rigid system that is slow to adapt to the fast-changing field of AI.
When does this start?
This bill would take effect as soon as it is signed into law, with one specific deadline for creating a workforce plan.
Publication of AI workforce framework
Requires the Director of NIST to submit the AI workforce framework to Congress and make it publicly available no later than one year after the framework is developed.