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Lawmaker pushes AI companies for more safety and security commitments
Companies need to take on practices that prevent things like social-scoring, real-time facial recognition and more, according to Sen. Mark Warner.
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FEC takes preliminary step toward regulating AI in political ads
The Federal Election Commission voted to advance a petition calling for the agency to amend its rules around “fraudulent misrepresentation” to include ads that use deceptive AI.
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The Pentagon just launched a generative AI task force
A conversation with the leader of Task Force Lima reveals its objectives—and the main questions it's trying to answer.
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White House and DARPA challenge innovators to bring AI tools to cyber defense
The AI Cyber Challenge asks leading companies to develop advanced AI systems that will contribute to critical infrastructure cybersecurity — with nearly $20 million available in prizes.
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NSF aims to drive democratization of AI with its funding
The National Science Foundation is working to expand artificial intelligence research and access to make the technology more equitable and to build a strong public research infrastructure.
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FCC wants to use AI to measure commercial spectrum use
The communications agency voted 4-0 on Thursday to ask the public for input on how it can use AI to bolster its spectrum management policies and understanding of bandwidth use.
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IARPA grapples with threats posed by generative AI
The intelligence agency is looking for insights about the vulnerabilities within large language models and how it can prevent false information from harming the analysts using them.
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Tech officials caution on data security in public sector AI applications
A group of tech policy leads across federal agencies discussed the current and future state of play of artificial intelligence in government systems.
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Scaling and talent development dominate Senate’s AI-focused NDAA amendments
The upper chamber’s draft of the NDAA looks to regulate and incorporate AI systems in federal operations, broadly helmed by a team of bipartisan senators.
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AI is supposed to become smarter over time. ChatGPT can become dumber.
‘The real takeaway is that Large Language Models are unstable,’ one expert said.
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Defense Department seeks insights on AI’s ability to diagnose brain injuries
The department wants to understand whether artificial intelligence and other technology prototypes can help diagnose, monitor and treat traumatic brain injuries.
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Biden: New AI agreement will 'shepherd' responsible innovation, but legislation still needed
President Joe Biden made remarks following the announcement of new private sector AI accords, but members of Congress from both parties agreed with the need to develop regulatory law.
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7 tech companies agree to White House’s new trustworthy AI commitments
While the Biden administration is working to engage in voluntary commitments with Silicon Valley, a planned executive order will codify next steps in securing the emerging technology.
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Tech legislation to watch in Congress ahead of summer recess
Among the bills considered is a new proposal from Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., to require agencies to designate chief AI officers, a position that currently exists at only a handful of agencies.
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House Dem sounds alarm about AI in political messaging
Rep. Yvette Clarke says 2024 “will be the first election cycle where AI-generated ads will be an integral part of how we do campaign advertising.”
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Proceed with caution: Industry advises a careful approach to generative AI
Government and industry tech executives are focused on the risks as well as the opportunities presented by the generative AI revolution.
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What will the federal government do with generative AI?
Federal employees are going to see AI tools show up in cloud-based productivity suites sooner rather than later, but it's not clear yet how the trending tech will impact public-facing digital services.
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Establishing international tech standards is ‘the issue of our time,’ lawmaker says
Sen. Mark Warner encouraged U.S. leadership to learn from previous “complete disaster” moments in technology regulation.
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How NIST is helping to guide the government conversation on AI
Industry, technologists, policymakers and members of Congress are watching what the U.S. standards-setting agency is doing to understand the risks of AI.
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