The order builds on previous voluntary commitments from seven leading AI firms around watermarking and testing requirements. However, it goes a step further by potentially punishing firms that do not comply with the new guidelines. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed believes this order represents the strongest set of actions any government has ever taken on AI safety, security, and trust.
Key takeaways:
- The Biden Administration has issued an executive order aimed at creating new standards for AI safety and setting up guardrails to prevent potential misuse.
- The order breaks down into eight categories including new standards for AI safety and security, protecting Americans’ privacy, advancing equity and civil rights, and more.
- The order calls for major AI companies to share their safety test results with the government and develop new tools to ensure AI systems are safe and trustworthy.
- The order also addresses the data used to train AI models, calling for government agencies to evaluate how they collect and use commercially available information.