Some lawmakers and executives say the era of AI-hacking has arrived, while other experts are pointing out the tools of today still fall short in important ways.  

 The commission is asking whether nonconsensual deepfake porn should be classified under U.S. law as harassment, blackmail or sending obscene material to minors.

Tom Cotton, R-Okla., cited Chinese and Russian involvement in open-source tech and the risks to government and defense systems.

The compromise legislation has other cyber provisions besides on commercial spyware, joint NSA-Cyber Command leadership and streamlining regulations.

The bill, first introduced late last year, deals with regulations, training, grants and more.

A year after Chinese hackers were found in U.S. telecom networks, Congress and federal agencies have taken few concrete actions to stop the next hack.

The bill is a bid at further deterring cyberattacks, a sentiment with growing focus on the Hill and in the Trump administration.

The House Homeland Security Committee asked Dario Amodei to answer questions about the implications of the attack and how policymakers and AI companies can respond.

Following a rash of AI-assisted impersonations of U.S. officials, the bill would raise the financial and criminal penalties around using the technology to defraud. 

The next steps for the law, now extended for a short time, are up in the air.