Prez Biden Signs AI Executive Order for Monitoring AI Policies

On November 2, US President Joe Biden signed a new comprehensive executive order detailing intentions for business control and governmental monitoring of artificial intelligence. The legislation, released on October 30, aims at addressing several widespread issues in regard to privacy concerns, bias and misinformation enabled by the high-end AI technology that is becoming more and more ingrained in the contemporary world.

The White House’s Executive Order Fact Sheet makes it obvious that US regulatory authorities aim to both try to govern and benefit from the vast spectrum of emerging and rebranded “artificial intelligence” technologies, even though the solutions are still primarily conceptual.

The administrator’s executive order aims at creating new guidelines for the security and safety of AI use. By applying the Defense Production Act, the order directs businesses to provide US regulators with safety test results and other crucial data whenever they are developing AI that could present a “serious risk” for US military, economic, or public security. However, it is still unclear who will be monitoring these risks and to what extent.

Nevertheless, prior to the public distribution of any such AI programs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology will shortly establish safety requirements that must be fulfilled.

In regards to the order, Ben Buchanan, the White House Senior Advisor for AI said, “I think in many respects A

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