The executive order also invokes the Defense Production Act, requiring AI developers posing risks to U.S. national security, economy, public health, or safety to share safety test results with the government before public release. The Commerce Department will soon send survey requests to companies, with a 30-day response deadline. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warned that non-compliance would be a red flag. Major cloud providers include Amazon.com’s AWS, Alphabet’s Google Cloud, and Microsoft’s Azure unit.
Key takeaways:
- The White House artificial intelligence council is meeting to discuss progress on AI risk reduction, following President Biden's executive order three months ago.
- Nine government agencies have submitted risk assessments to the Department of Homeland Security as required under Biden's order.
- The Biden administration is proposing that U.S. cloud companies determine if foreign entities are accessing U.S. data centers to train AI models, with a focus on preventing potential malicious activity.
- Under Biden's executive order, developers of AI systems that pose risks to U.S. national security, the economy, public health or safety must share the results of safety tests with the U.S. government before public release.