US President Joe Biden signs executive order 'to protect Americans from the potential risks of AI systems'
In a legislative attempt to stave off the inevitable demise of humanity at the hands of roaming hunter-killer robots, US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order establishing a new set of standards that will guide the development of AI. The order includes requirements to «develop standards, tools, and tests to help ensure that AI systems are safe, secure, and trustworthy,» and to share relevant data about AI models with the US government.
Worries about potential negative outcomes of artificial intelligence development have grown in lockstep with the rapid rise of AI development itself. Skynet scenarios are fun to contemplate but the more immediate problem is the use of AI in the generation of exceedingly realistic audio and video clips that can be put to nefarious use, as Biden himself noted in a recent address.
President Biden ahead of signing an executive order imposing safety and security measures on AI:“With AI, fraudsters can take a three-second… recording of your voice. I’ve watched one of me … I said, ‘When the hell did I say that?’” pic.twitter.com/GKACIVPjHaOctober 30, 2023
«With AI, fraudsters can take a three-second recording of your voice—I've watched one of me, I said, 'When the hell did I say that?',» Biden said. «All kidding aside, a three-second recording of your voice, and generate an impersonation good enough to fool—I was going to say fool your family, [but] fool you.»
The new executive order promises «the most sweeping actions ever taken to protect Americans from the potential risks of AI systems,» and they definitely cover a lot of ground. Highlights include:
The order also calls for action to address «algorithmic discrimination,» which is good, although the bit about «developing best
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