The executive order also aims to combat deepfakes, although it does not require AI companies to label AI-generated content. Instead, it instructs the Department of Commerce to create standards for authentication and watermarking. The implications of AI and deepfakes are particularly relevant amid labor disputes in Hollywood, where studios are seeking flexibility in their use of the technology.
Key takeaways:
- President Joe Biden became more concerned about the effects of artificial intelligence after watching the movie 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning' where the villain is a rogue AI.
- Biden has signed an executive order requiring AI companies to share their safety test results with the U.S. government and for the federal government to establish best practices to mitigate the harms and maximize the benefits of AI.
- The executive order also takes steps to root out deepfakes, directing the Department of Commerce to develop standards for authentication and watermarking.
- Biden has expressed concern over the potential misuse of AI technology, including deepfakes and voice cloning, which can generate convincing impersonations from a short sample of a person's voice.