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On the heels of Biden's executive order, agencies get White House directive on implementing AI
Agencies will be on the hook for tapping chief AI officers, adding risk management practices to AI like independent evaluations and more.
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Biden administration plans a multi-agency effort to surge AI recruitment
Officials at the General Services Administration celebrated their forthcoming role to help recruit an AI-fluent workforce across the government, pursuant to the EO’s priorities.
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Biden signs AI order but stresses need for legislation
The long-anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence is broad, detailed and expansive, but the White House wants Congress to do more.
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Sweeping White House AI order includes mandate for commercial developers
The administration is leveraging the Defense Production Act to get access to safety testing for high-risk artificial intelligence use cases.
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NOAA leverages AI for weather forecast translation
The artificial intelligence tool will replace the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s manual process for Spanish and simplified Chinese.
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Biden administration angles to ‘lead the world’ with upcoming AI policy
The White House is focused on establishing the U.S. in both AI collaboration and competition.
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Senate bill mandates disclosures on AI-made material
The bipartisan legislation calling for the labeling of AI-generated content follows similar efforts made in the House earlier this year.
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AI concerns continue as governments look for the right mix of regulations and protections
The technology is starting to rack up an impressive portfolio of success stories, but there could be dangers and downsides as well.
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NIST plans new risk evaluation methods and standards tracking for AI
The associate director for emerging technology at the National Institute of Standards and Technology said the evaluations are designed to identify potential harms from AI systems before they are deployed.
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Democrats urge the White House to bind agencies to the AI Bill of Rights
“The federal government’s commitment to the AI Bill of Rights would show that fundamental rights will not take a back seat in the AI era,” the lawmakers argue.
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The CIA’s data-challenged AI imperative
Mastering the technology is key to being able to “disrupt those entities that do not,” said an agency cyber policy official.
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DHS to release AI guidance for critical infrastructure
The agency hopes to serve as a “vanguard” in critical infrastructure’s safe and ethical use of AI, according to one official.
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DHS looks to AI to help solve child abuse cases
An interagency collaboration within the Department of Homeland Security is tapping machine learning capabilities to halt international child abuse cases.
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NSA to stand up AI security center
Securing AI means preventing it “from learning, doing, and revealing the wrong thing,” Gen. Paul Nakasone said.
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White House to issue 'broad' executive order addressing AI risks and standards
Top science advisor Arati Prabhakar said the forthcoming executive order will address a wide swath of potential AI dangers.
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Can AI boost health care delivery?
Rep. Ted Lieu thinks so, with the right oversight by humans — and government.
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New bill would give the government oversight of critical AI use cases
The Democratic-backed AI Accountability Act of 2023 gives the Federal Trade Commission new authority and a new office to regulate how AI algorithms make critical decisions on housing, healthcare.
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GOP presidential hopeful Hurd campaigns on AI policy
Former congressman Will Hurd is offering a novel AI policy as part of his larger campaign platform.
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White House official tees up AI executive order
Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger spoke on the executive branch’s ambitions in spurring guardrails for AI systems, emphasizing on a collaborative mentality and helping bridge regulations in Congress.
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