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Policy Insight: Strengthening the Federal AI Action Plan with Public Safeguards

  • Writer: Megs Shah
    Megs Shah
  • Sep 18
  • 1 min read

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The release of the federal AI Action Plan marks an important step toward building national capacity for innovation, digital infrastructure, and global leadership in AI. It signals a clear commitment to investing in long-term technological development. 

 

At The Parasol Cooperative, we share that commitment. We also believe the success of any national AI policy depends on how well it protects the public, especially at-risk individuals and communities. 


Grounded in decades of experience across trauma-informed technology, survivor-centered design, and systems safety, this policy brief identifies four key protections to strengthen the federal AI strategy and support public trust: 


  • Transparency in big decisions: When AI helps decide things like jobs, credit, housing, or healthcare, people should clearly know when it’s being used and have fair ways to appeal mistakes. 

  • A national data privacy standard: Everyone deserves the same strong privacy protections, no matter where they live. That means clear rights over personal data, stricter rules for sensitive information like biometrics, and safeguards against foreign misuse. 

  • Safety checks before AI hits the market: Consumer AI systems should be tested for risks before release, just like cars, food, or medicine, with ongoing oversight to protect users, especially kids and vulnerable groups. 

  • Clear labels on AI products: Apps and AI tools should plainly state where they were built, where your data goes, and how it’s used, so that people can make informed choices.


You can download Parasol Cooperative's AI Action Plan - Advocacy Brief below.



 
 
 

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