In October, President Biden issued an executive order on AI, the U.S. government's first action of its kind, requiring new safety assessments, equity and civil rights guidance, and research on AI's impact on the labor market. The order tasked the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop guidelines for evaluating certain AI models. Since December, NIST has been collecting public comments on how best to shape these rules, with plans to end the public comment period after Friday, February 2.
Key takeaways:
- Artificial intelligence-related lobbying reached a record high in 2023, with over 450 organizations participating, marking a 185% increase from the previous year.
- Companies that began lobbying in 2023 include TikTok owner ByteDance, Tesla, Spotify, Shopify, Pinterest, Samsung, Palantir, Nvidia, Dropbox, Instacart, DoorDash, Anthropic and OpenAI.
- President Biden issued an executive order on AI in 2023, requiring new safety assessments, equity and civil rights guidance, and research on AI's impact on the labor market.
- Since December, the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been collecting public comments on how to shape these AI rules, with a focus on developing responsible AI standards, managing the risks of generative AI and reducing the risk of synthetic content.