Biden unveils sweeping executive order to address artificial intelligence concerns

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Biden unveils sweeping executive order to address artificial intelligence concerns
Biden unveils sweeping executive order to address artificial intelligence concerns Admin CG October 30, 2023

President Biden issued a wide-ranging executive order Monday to curtail threats posed by artificial intelligence that the White House says will mark the “strongest set of actions any government in the world has ever taken.”

“It’s the next step in an aggressive strategy to do everything on all fronts to harness the benefits of AI and mitigate the risks,” said White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed.

The order marks sweeping changes to the way the federal government approaches AI with new standards on the industry to combat growing concerns about national security and economical threats, including Americans’ privacy, civil rights, consumer protections and jobs.

For AI safety and security, private AI developers whose technology poses a risk to national security, economic security or public health and safety will have to share their safety test results with the federal government. Various agencies will develop and set standards, tools and tests to ensure AI security and look to boost public trustworthiness.

New standards for biological synthesis screening will be developed to prevent the use of AI to create dangerous biological materials. Rules will also be set by the Department of Commerce to detect AI-generated content online to avoid fraud and deception.


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