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House bipartisan bill directs NSA to create ‘AI security playbook’ amid Chinese tech race
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FIRST ON FOX – Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ind., is introducing a new bill Thursday imploring the National Security Administration (NSA) to develop an «AI security playbook» to stay ahead of threats from China and other foreign adversaries.
The bill, dubbed the «Advanced AI Security Readiness Act,» directs the NSA’s Artificial Intelligence Security Center to develop an «AI Security Playbook to address vulnerabilities, threat detection, cyber and physical security strategies, and contingency plans for highly sensitive AI systems.»
It is co-sponsored by House Select Committee on China Chairman Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., Ranking Member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J.
LaHood, who sits on the House Intelligence Committee and the House Select Committee on China, told Fox News Digital that the legislative proposal, if passed, would be the first time Congress codifies a «multi-prong approach to ensure that the U.S. remains ahead in the advanced technology race against the CCP.» He said the bill will improve export control mechanisms – including for chips and high capacity chip manufacturing – protect covered AI technologies with a focus on cybersecurity, and limit outbound investment to firms directly tied to the Chinese Community Party or China’s People’s Liberation Army.
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Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«We start with the premise that China has a plan to replace the United States. And I don’t say that to scare people or my constituents, but they have a plan to replace the United States, and they’re working on it every single day. And that entails stealing data and infiltrating our systems,» LaHood told Fox News Digital. «AI is the next frontier on that. We lead the world in technology. We lead the world when it comes to AI. But what this bill will do will again make sure that things are done the right way and the correct way, and that we’re protecting our assets and promoting the current technology that we have in our country.»
LaHood pointed to evidence uncovered by the committee that he said shows the CCP’s DeepSeek used illegal distillation techniques to steal insights from U.S. AI models to accelerate their own technology development. He also pointed to how China allegedly smuggled AI chips through Singapore intermediaries to circumvent U.S. export controls on the technology.
«As we look at, ‘How do we win the strategic competition?’ I think most experts would say we’re ahead in AI right now against China, but not by much. It is a short lead,» LaHood told Fox News Digital.
He said he is confident the bill will put the U.S. «in the best position to protect our assets here and make sure that we’re not shipping things that shouldn’t go to AI that allow them to win the AI race in China.»
«Whoever wins this race in the future, it’s going to be critical to future warfare capabilities, to, obviously, cybersecurity,» LaHood continued. «And then, whoever wins the AI competition is going to yield really unwavering economic influence in the future. And so we’re aggressive in this bill in terms of targeting those areas where we need to protect our AI and our companies here in the United States, both on the commercial side and on the government side, to put us in the best position possible.»
National Security Agency Director Gen. Timothy Haugh speaks during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The legislative proposal calls on the NSA to develop a playbook that identifies vulnerabilities in AI data centers and developers producing sensitive AI technologies with an emphasis on unique «threat vectors» that do not typically arise, or are less severe, in the context of conventional information technology systems.» The bill says the NSA must develop «core insights» in how advanced AI systems are being trained to identify potential interferences and must develop strategies to «detect, prevent and respond to cyber threats by threat actors targeting covered AI technologies.»
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The bill calls on the NSA to «identify levels of security, if any, that would require substantial involvement» by the U.S. government «in the development or oversight of highly advanced AI systems.» It cites a «hypothetical initiative to build covered AI technology systems in a highly secure government environment» with certain protocols in place, such as personnel vetting and security clearance processes, to mitigate «insider threats.»
Though not directly related, the legislation is being introduced a week after FBI Director Kash Patel sounded the alarm on how the CCP continues to deploy operatives and researchers to «infiltrate» U.S. institutions. Patel laid out the risk in announcing that two Chinese nationals were charged with smuggling a potential bioweapon into the U.S.
LaHood said that case further highlights «the level of penetration and sophistication that the CCP will engage in,» but he added that his bill focuses on putting a «protective layer» on U.S. AI tech and «restricting outbound investment to China.» He pointed to how the CCP also has bought up farmland around strategic U.S. national security locations, particularly in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ind., said China’s goal is to replace the United States. (ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)
«If everything was an even playing field, and we were all abiding by the same rules and standards and ethical guidelines, I have no doubt the U.S. would win [the AI race], but China has a tendency and a history of playing by a different set of rules and standards,» LaHood said. «They cheat, they steal, they take our intellectual property. Not just my opinion, that’s been factually laid out, you know, in many different instances. And that’s the reason why we need to have a bill like this.»
The bill comes as the Trump administration has been pushing to bolster artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, and major tech companies, including Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, Oracle and others, have made major investments in constructing AI-focused data centers and enhancing U.S. cloud computing. Last week, Amazon announced a $20 billion investment in constructing AI data centers in rural Pennsylvania. It followed a similar $10 billion investment in North Carolina.
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In late May, the NSA’s Artificial Intelligence Security Center released «joint guidance» on the «risks and best practices in AI data security.» The recommendations include implementing methods to secure the data used in AI-based systems, «such as employing digital signatures to authenticate trusted revisions, tracking data provenance, and leveraging trusted infrastructure.» The center said its guidance is «critically relevant for organizations – especially system owners and administrators within the Department of Defense, National Security Systems, and the Defense Industrial Base – that already use AI systems in their day-to-day operations and those that are seeking to integrate AI into their infrastructure.»
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La asombrosa vida de las Haenyeo, las “sirenas” surcoreanas que bucean 20 metros hasta el fondo del mar sin asistencia de oxígeno
Las buceadoras tradicionales de Corea del Sur conocidas como Haenyeo pasan un asombroso 56 por ciento de su jornada laboral bajo el agua conteniendo la respiración, superando en tiempo subacuático a algunos mamíferos marinos como los castores e incluso rivalizando con nutrias y leones marinos. Por primera vez, un estudio científico ha logrado medir el comportamiento y la fisiología de estas extraordinarias mujeres mientras bucean hasta 20 metros de profundidad sin equipo respiratorio alguno.
La investigación, publicada en la revista Current Biology, monitoreó a siete Haenyeo de entre 62 y 80 años mientras recolectaban erizos de mar en las aguas que rodean la isla de Jeju. Los resultados revelan capacidades que desafían los límites humanos conocidos: estas buceadoras realizan hasta 100 inmersiones diarias y pueden mantener la respiración durante dos minutos consecutivos.
“Las Haenyeo son seres humanos increíbles», declaró Chris McKnight de la Universidad de St Andrews, autor principal del estudio. “Sus habilidades de buceo son reconocidamente excepcionales, pero poder medir tanto su comportamiento como su fisiología mientras realizan sus inmersiones diarias de rutina es realmente único.”
El equipo de investigación utilizó instrumentos diseñados originalmente para medir el comportamiento y la fisiología de mamíferos marinos salvajes para rastrear las actividades de buceo y natación de las mujeres. También midieron sus ritmos cardíacos y niveles de oxígeno en sangre a lo largo de toda su jornada laboral, que puede extenderse entre dos y diez horas diarias.
Los hallazgos científicos demuestran que estas mujeres pasan más tiempo bajo el agua que los célebres buceadores Bajau de Indonesia, un grupo de individuos mucho más jóvenes reconocidos mundialmente por sus capacidades de contención respiratoria. El estudio determinó que las Haenyeo dedican una mayor proporción de tiempo diario en el mar que los osos polares. Tras cada inmersión, las buceadoras se recuperan en promedio apenas nueve segundos en la superficie antes de sumergirse nuevamente.
De manera sorprendente, las mujeres no muestran la clásica “respuesta de buceo” mamífera, que consiste en una desaceleración del corazón y reducción del flujo sanguíneo a los músculos durante las inmersiones. En su lugar, exhiben ritmos cardíacos acelerados y solo reducciones leves de oxígeno en el cerebro y músculos. Esta respuesta fisiológica única sugiere que su estilo particular de inmersiones cortas, poco profundas y frecuentes puede activar adaptaciones diferentes a las de sus contrapartes mamíferas.
Las Haenyeo bucean únicamente con trajes de neopreno, aletas, gafas y chalecos o cinturones con peso para facilitar el descenso. Su equipo también incluye un dispositivo de flotación circular llamado tewak, del cual cuelga una red para capturar los alimentos recolectados, que incluyen caracolas, abulón y diversas criaturas marinas. Trabajan individualmente pero siempre permanecen al menos dos personas en el agua simultáneamente para cuidarse mutuamente.
Esta tradición excepcional tiene raíces que se remontan al siglo XVII, cuando los hombres de la isla fueron reclutados para el ejército o perdieron la vida en el mar, dejando a las mujeres como principales proveedoras de sus familias. La isla de Jeju, ubicada a 80 kilómetros de la costa coreana, es el hogar de este grupo exclusivamente femenino de buceadoras.
El término Haenyeo, o jawmnye en idioma de Jeju, significa literalmente «mujeres del mar“. Las buceadoras y el buceo en apnea son elementos integrales de la cultura de Jeju. La influencia de esta práctica es tan prominente que la característica abreviación del idioma de Jeju se atribuye coloquialmente a la necesidad de las buceadoras de comunicarse rápidamente en la superficie del agua.
Las Haenyeo están reconocidas por la UNESCO como Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad, pero representan un grupo en peligro de extinción. El 90 por ciento de estas buceadoras supera actualmente los 60 años de edad. Sus números han experimentado una caída dramática en décadas recientes, disminuyendo de 14.000 en los años setenta a apenas entre 3.000 y 4.000 en la actualidad.
“Creo que usar animales que consideramos como animales acuáticos para contextualizar y dar perspectiva sobre las buceadoras Haenyeo realmente ayuda a demostrar lo increíbles que son”, explicó McKnight al Daily Mail. La investigación confirma que estas mujeres aprenden la técnica desde adolescentes y continúan trabajando hasta los 90 años de edad.
Los expertos advierten que estas buceadoras podrían representar la última generación de Haenyeo, con la posibilidad de que el grupo desaparezca completamente en los próximos veinte años.
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EXCLUSIVE: The GOP Doctors Caucus is backing a possible effort to overhaul the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, an independent task force that’s used to determine recommendations on what services health insurance companies in the United States have to cover free of charge.
A letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., led by Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., and Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., and other members of the caucus expressed concerns that the group may be prioritizing social justice issues over other issues.
«Preventive care should be about keeping Americans healthy, not about checking political boxes,» Harshbarger said in a statement.
«The American people deserve a task force that follows the science, acts with urgency and relies on the expertise of front-line doctors. The USPSTF should be leading the charge in President Trump’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ agenda, not wasting time on woke distractions while chronic disease rates keep climbing.»
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Specifically, the letter asks for «relevant specialists» to be part of the process when making certain recommendations, greater transparency in decision-making and more of a focus on outcomes as opposed to «substantial attention to divisive social issues,» citing «race and gender identity considerations that extend beyond traditional clinical parameters,» according to a news release.
«In 2010, the Affordable Care Act expanded the authority of the USPSTF and tied coverage recommendations to Task Force determinations. However, since the USPSTF’s authority was expanded, the rate of incidence of preventable chronic disease in the United States has only climbed,» the letter states.
The letter was also signed by other members of the caucus, including Reps. Andy Harris, Ronny Jackson, Mike Kennedy, Brian Babin, Sheri Biggs and Bob Onder.
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Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., speaks during the Republican Study Committee news conference to introduce a «Women’s Bill of Rights» outside the Capitol May 19, 2022. (Getty Images )
Earlier this month, three Republican senators wrote a similar letter raising ideological concerns about the current task force.
«In particular, the USPSTF departed from its proper activities in its December 2023 Health Equity Framework. The framework criticizes ‘equal access to quality health care for all’ as an inadequate goal of public health and announces that the Task Force will instead use equity as ‘a criterion of the ‘public health importance’ of a topic’ for consideration,» that letter stated.
The Wall Street Journal reported that, in July, Kennedy was considering removing members of the board.
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«No final decision has been made on how the USPSTF can better support HHS’ mandate to Make America Healthy Again,» an HHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement when asked about the WSJ report at the time.
The American Medical Association has opposed an overhaul of the task force.
«USPSTF plays a critical, nonpartisan role in guiding physicians’ efforts to prevent disease and improve the health of patients by helping to ensure access to evidence-based clinical preventive services. As such, we urge you to retain the previously appointed members of the USPSTF and commit to the long-standing process of regular meetings to ensure their important work can continue without interruption,» the AMA wrote.
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Meanwhile, a group of physicians, including those from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, America’s Frontline Doctors and the Pennsylvania Direct Primary Care Association, signed another letter in support of possible changes.
The signers wrote that new members should have an «ideological balance to develop recommendations based on facts and science.»
Fox News Digital reached out to HHS for an updated comment.
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