The Biden administration has announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will implement new artificial intelligence (AI) regulations for federal agencies, which the president announced last year to require AI developers to share certain information with the government. It is an evolution of the law.
Vice President Kamala Harris said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon that the new set of regulations, including mandatory risk reporting and transparency rules to notify the public when government agencies are using AI, will “make AI safer.” , promote safe and responsible use.”
“When government agencies use AI tools, we will require them to verify that those tools do not endanger the rights and safety of Americans,” Harris said.
“Let me give you an example: If the Veterans Administration wants to use AI in VA hospitals to help doctors diagnose patients, it must first prove that the AI does not make racially biased diagnoses. need to do it.”
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Federal agencies would also be required to appoint a chief AI officer to oversee the technology used in each department “to ensure that AI is used responsibly.”
Agencies will also be required to annually provide an online database listing their AI systems and their assessment of the risks they may pose.
Harris said the new regulations were shaped by leaders in the public and private sectors, including computer scientists and civil rights leaders. A White House fact sheet says the new policy will “promote equity and civil rights and stand up for consumers and workers.”
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OMB Director Shalanda Young said the new AI policy would require agencies to “independently evaluate” their use of AI and “monitor for errors and failures and prevent risks of discrimination.” Ta.
“AI not only poses risks, but when used and supervised responsibly, it can improve public services and advance societal challenges such as tackling climate change, improving public health, and promoting fair economic opportunity.” It also presents great opportunities,” Young said at a press conference.
Vice President Kamala Harris attends the 2023 Aspen Ideas Climate Event in Miami Beach, Florida on March 8, 2023. (Harris Photo Mireya Acerto/Getty Images)
A senior White House official said on a conference call that each federal agency may use different AI systems and would need to have independent auditors assess the risks.
The Biden administration has recently taken further steps to curb the potential dangers of AI that could put users’ data at risk. In October, President Biden signed the following: White House The president called it a “landmark” executive order that included “the most far-reaching steps ever taken to protect Americans from the potential risks of AI systems.”
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These include requiring AI developers to share the results of safety tests, known as red team testing, with the federal government.
Last month, a coalition of state attorneys general warned that Biden’s executive order could be used by the federal government to “centralize” government control over emerging technologies, and that that control could be used for political purposes such as censoring what is considered disinformation. He warned that it could be used against others. .
In this photo illustration, a man uses OpenAI’s ChatGPT. (Jaap Arrians/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Republican Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and 20 other state attorneys general said the order would force designers to prove they have the ability to tackle the problem. He warned that it would inject “partisan objectives” into decision-making, such as coercion. Disinformation. ”
“The Executive Order is designed to centralize government control over emerging technologies being developed by the private sector without Congressional approval,” the letter states. “In doing so, the executive order paves the way for the use of federal control over AI for political purposes, such as censoring responses in the name of combating ‘disinformation.’”
Fox News’ Greg Norman and Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
