White House releases first government-wide policy to mitigate AI risks
The White House on Thursday morning released its first government-wide policy aimed at mitigating the risks of artificial intelligence (AI), requiring agencies to take further action to report the use of AI and address risks the technology may pose.
Federal agencies will be required to designate a chief AI officer, report how they use AI and add safeguards as part of the White House memo.
The announcement builds on commitments President Biden laid out in his sweeping AI executive order issued in October.
“I believe that all leaders from governments, civil society and the private sector have a moral, ethical and societal duty to make sure that artificial intelligence is adopted and advanced in a way that protects the public from potential harm, while ensuring everyone is able to enjoy its full benefits,” Vice President Harris said on a call with reporters.
The new memo and requirements help promote “the safe, secure and responsible use of AI” by the federal government, she said.
As part of the memo, agencies will have 60 days to designate a chief AI officer. That officer will coordinate the use of AI across their agencies.
The memo does not determine if the position will be a political appointee or not, and the administration expects that in some cases it will be and for other agencies it will not, according to a senior administration official.
Agencies will also be required to create “AI use case inventories” that list each of its AI uses annually, and submit the inventory to the White House Office of Management and Budget, as well as post it for the public.
As part of the inventory, agencies will need to identify which uses cases are “safety-impacting and rights-impacting" and report additional detail on those risks.
Some AI use cases will not be required as part of the inventory, like ones used in the Department of Defense that sharing would be “inconsistent with applicable law and governmentwide policy,” according to the memo.
Agencies are also required to implement concrete safeguards when using AI in a way that could impact Americans’ rights or safety by December, according to a fact sheet released by the White House. For example, it would require travelers to have the ability to opt out of the use of TSA facial recognition at airports without delay.
Agencies that cannot apply the safeguards must cease using the AI system, unless agency leadership justifies why doing so would increase risks to safety or rights or impede on critical agency operations, according to the fact sheet.
Date: |
Filter
-
Meet the AI Expert Advising the White House, JPMorgan, Google and the Rest of Corporate America
Ethan Mollick at the University of Pennsylvania has become the go-to authority on the new technologyThe Wall Street Journal - Tech - Google -
Cohere releases toolkit to accelerate generative AI app development in the enterprise
Cohere's new developer toolkit is an open-source repository to build retrieval-augmented generation AI apps, reducing time to market to days.VentureBeat - Tech -
The Biden administration won't move to ban menthol cigarettes, after the White House weighed the potential public-health benefits of a ban against the political risk of angering Black voters.
The Biden administration won’t move to ban menthol cigarettes, after the White House weighed the potential public-health benefits of a ban against the political risk of angering Black voters.The Wall Street Journal - World -
German Bund Yield Edges Higher on Two-Year High Consumer Sentiment Data
10-year Bund yields edged higher after an above-forecast GfK consumer sentiment index added to the better-than-expected German data this week.The Wall Street Journal - World -
White House slams Republicans for stalling foreign aid
President Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package Wednesday, hours after it cleared the Senate. The majority is earmarked for the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the latest.CBS News - Top stories - Republican Party -
A Brief History of Fed's Uneasy Peace With the White House
Central bankers are haunted by the danger of political meddling in inflation-control policies.The Wall Street Journal - World -
White House throws cold water on menthol ban
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story White House pushes back menthol ban The Biden administration threw cold water over its plans to issue a ban on menthol cigarettes on Friday, with officials ...The Hill - Politics -
Alphabet tempers fears that it's falling behind in AI with blowout first-quarter results
Alphabet's revenue jumped 15% in the first quarter and profit in the company's cloud business more than quadrupled.CNBC - Business -
U.S. and China to hold first AI talks amid ongoing TikTok stalemate
The U.S. and China will hold their first high-level talks on artificial intelligence within the "coming weeks."NBC News - Top stories - China -
Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain
The Connecticut Senate has passed one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harmABC News - Tech
More from The Hill
-
Trump slams RFK Jr. in latest social media rant: 'Wasted protest vote'
Former President Trump came out swinging against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Friday, despite weeks of amping him up over his likely November rival, President Biden. In a series of post on Truth Social, Trump suggested ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
RFK Jr. threatens to challenge TikTok ban: It's just a 'smoke screen'
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to challenge a potential TikTok ban Friday, as efforts to block the video app in the U.S. came closer to reality earlier this week. “I’m going to file a lawsuit challenging the ...The Hill - Politics - Tiktok -
White House rips 'dangerous, appalling statements' from Columbia protest leader
The White House heavily criticized comments that resurfaced this week from a student leader of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. “These dangerous, appalling statements turn the stomach and should serve as a wakeup call. It is ...The Hill - Politics -
Freight train derails, catches fire near New Mexico-Arizona border causing road closures
A freight train detailed and caught fire, resulting in the closure of a nearby interstate, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced on Friday. "I-40 EB is closed at milepost 357 due to a train derailment in New Mexico," the Arizona DOT ...The Hill - Politics -
Paramedic sentenced to 4 years of probation for Elijah McClain's death
A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to four years of probation for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, was convicted on Dec. 22 of criminally negligent homicide. He was the last ...The Hill - Politics