The White House is preparing for an AI-dominated future. The White House is preparing for an AI-dominated future. In October 2023, President Biden signed an executive order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. This order outlines the administration's vision for AI development and use, and sets forth a number of initiatives to ensure that the United States is a leader in this field.
The executive order covers a wide range of topics, including:
- Research and development: The order calls for increased investment in AI research and development, with a focus on basic research, applied research, and the development of open-source AI tools and resources.
- Education and training: The order recognizes that AI is rapidly changing the workforce, and calls for investments in education and training to help Americans develop the skills they need to thrive in the AI economy.
- Governance: The order establishes a number of new governance mechanisms to ensure that AI is developed and used in a safe, secure, and trustworthy manner. These mechanisms include a new National AI Council, which will be responsible for coordinating AI policy across the federal government, and a new AI Risk Management Framework, which will help agencies assess and mitigate the risks associated with AI use.
The executive order also includes a
number of specific initiatives, such as:
- Establishing a pilot program to identify how AI can find vulnerabilities in critical software and networks.
- Developing plans to attract more AI talent to the United States.
- Investing in research on how to mitigate the potential negative impacts of AI, such as job displacement.
The White House's executive order on AI is a significant step forward in the United States' efforts to prepare for an AI-dominated future. The order recognizes the potential benefits and risks of AI, and outlines a number of concrete steps that the government can take to ensure that AI is developed and used in a way that benefits all Americans.
