The first-ever executive order on AI is unveiled by Biden.
A new executive order on artificial intelligence was unveiled
by US President Joe Biden.
The requirement for fresh safety evaluations, equality and civil rights guidelines, and studies on AI's effects on the labor market is the first of its type taken by the US
government.
The directive is the first significant, legally obligatory government action on AI and builds on
the voluntary promises the White House previously obtained from top AI
businesses. In the first move of its sort taken by the US government, President Joe Biden released a new executive order on artificial intelligence that calls for updates to safety
evaluations, guidelines on fairness and civil rights, and studies on the
effects of AI on the labor market. The executive order
may have an immediate effect, even though Congress has worked to learn more
about the technology in order to draft new legislation, and law enforcement
agencies have cautioned that they are prepared to apply current law to abuses
of AI. According to a senior administration official who spoke with reporters
over the phone on Sunday, it "has the force of law," just like all
executive orders.
The White House divides the executive order's main elements into eight sections:establishing
guidelines for AI watermarking, mandating that certain AI companies share
safety test results with the federal government, and establishing a
cybersecurity program that can produce AI tools for defect detection are some
of the ways that new safety and security standards for AI are being developed.
preserving customer
privacy, especially by developing standards that organizations might utilize to
assess privacy-related AI strategies.
Fostering best practices on the proper use of AI in the justice system, including when it
comes to sentencing, risk assessments, and crime forecasting, as well as
guiding federal contractors and landlords to prevent AI algorithms from
fostering discrimination, in order to advance equity and civil rights
establishing materials on how educators can utilize AI tools responsibly and ordering the
Department of Health and Human Services to develop a mechanism to assess
potentially hazardous AI-related healthcare practices in order to protect
consumers overall.
assisting people by researching various methods that the federal government could use to assist workers affected by a disruption in the job market and preparing a report on
the possible implications of AI for the labor market.
encouraging competition and creativity by increasing funding for AI research in fields like
climate change and updating the requirements for highly qualified foreign
workers who possess essential skills to remain in the United States.
collaborating with global partners to bring AI standards to life worldwide.
Creating policies allowing federal agencies to utilize and purchase AI, as well as expediting the government's recruiting of personnel with the necessary skills
According to a statement from White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed, the order is
"the strongest set of actions any government in the world has ever taken
on AI safety, security, and trust."
It is the first significant, legally binding government action on the technology and expands on
the voluntary commitments that the White House previously obtained from top AI
businesses. It also occurs before the United Kingdom-hosted AI safety
meeting.The presidential order issued on Monday is a step toward more formal
regulation for the use of technology. The senior administration official said
that while fifteen significant American technology companies have freely agreed
to follow AI safety promises, it "is not enough."
Prior to the public release of AI systems, big businesses are required by President Biden's
executive order to provide the US government with the findings of their safety
tests. The National Institute of Guidelines and Technology's work on guidelines
for AI "red-teaming," or stress-testing system defenses and possible
issues, is being given top priority. Standards for watermarking AI-generated
content will be developed by the Department of Commerce.
The directive also addresses the collection and use of commercially accessible data by agencies, including data acquired from data brokers, with particular attention to the use
of personal identifiers in such data. It also relates to training data for
massive AI systems.
Additionally, the Biden administration is bolstering the AI workforce. Workers with experience in artificial intelligence (AI) can search for relevant federal job postings on
AI.gov starting Monday, according to a senior administration official.Regarding
a timeline for the steps required under the executive order, an administration
official stated on Sunday that a 90-day turnaround is the "most
aggressive" scheduling for certain safety and security parts of the order,
while a year or longer may be required for other aspects.