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Biden cites ‘significant risks’ and opportunities of artificial intelligence
Rashmi Ramesh (Rashmila Mesh_) •
September 28, 2023
US President Joe Biden has said he will soon sign an executive order detailing how the US can take advantage of opportunities in artificial intelligence while protecting the public from “grave” risks.
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The US plans to draw on the knowledge of domestic experts and “work with world leaders” including British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mr Biden. Said Wednesday before a meeting of the President’s Council of Science and Technology Advisories in San Francisco.
“This fall, I intend to take executive action, and my administration will continue to work on bipartisan legislation to help lead America toward responsible AI innovation,” Biden said.
“I have a strong interest in AI and have convened leading experts on how to harness the power of artificial intelligence for good while protecting people from the significant risks AI poses. But if you don’t, there’s a significant risk.” That’s good,” he said.
Although the United States is far from enacting comprehensive AI regulation, the administration has made signatories to a number of voluntary policy commitments, including investing in the cybersecurity of AI models and watermarking AI-developed content, We are running a campaign to collect information from companies (see below). IBM, Nvidia, and others work to develop ‘trustworthy’ AI).
Federal officials have been spreading hints about the order for months. “This is incredibly comprehensive,” Vice President for National Security Ann Neuberger said at an industry conference on Sept. 20. report The next government “is a bridge to regulation to push the boundaries.”
Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told reporters in August that the administration wants to move quickly to deploy generative AI tools. Federal agencies “recognize the seriousness of the situation and recognize what the possibilities are, so our departments are working in earnest.” report Cyber scoop.
Published by the White House in October 2022 “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights”. Biden signed the next agreement in February. presidential order Direct federal agencies to eliminate bias in the design and use of new technologies, including AI.
The industry has expressed support for federal regulation, even if it has not accepted all the red flags (see below) OpenAI CEO calls for regulation but won’t pause development of advanced AI). In a private meeting between senators and AI executives in mid-September, he said, “there was agreement on the need for guardrails for sustainable innovation.” Said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Microsoft President Brad Smith told a Senate committee on September 12 that Congress should enact a “safety brake” that humans can pull if AI gets out of control. “Let’s put AI in people’s control. AI needs to be secure,” Smith told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy (see: US lawmakers warn AI needs ‘safety brakes’).
Subcommittee Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Ranking Member Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) were released. Framework A law proposing a licensing regime for advanced or high-risk AI models and liability for developers.