Maryland Senate Bill 360

• Authority: Maryland
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2024-05-16

Risk subdomain coverage

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document is a budget appropriation bill that allocates funding to support an AI research center. It does not address AI risks, harms, or governance measures related to any of the MIT taxonomy risk domains. The document is purely administrative/financial in nature.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Educational Services

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document governs the Educational Services sector by providing funding to Morgan State University for AI research. It also has implications for Scientific Research and Development Services through support of the Center for Equitable AI and Machine Learning Systems.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative appropriation with mandatory language restricting fund usage and requiring reversion of unspent funds to the General Fund.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Maryland Senate
• Summary: This is Maryland Senate Bill 360, indicating the Maryland Senate proposed this legislation as part of the state budget appropriation process.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Morgan State University; Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems
• Summary: The appropriation is specifically designated for Morgan State University to support the Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems, making the university the target recipient of these funds.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: While no specific enforcement body is named, Maryland state budget authorities would enforce the fund restrictions and reversion requirements as part of standard state fiscal oversight.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: No specific monitoring body is named in the document, though state budget oversight agencies would typically monitor fund expenditure and compliance with appropriation restrictions.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

This document is a budget appropriation that provides funding for an AI research center. It does not directly govern or regulate any specific AI lifecycle stages, as it is purely a financial allocation mechanism rather than a governance framework for AI development or deployment.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document mentions 'Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems' in the name of the research center being funded, but does not provide any definitions, technical specifications, or governance measures related to AI models, systems, or capabilities.