Joe Biden Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Risks – 10 Things to Know

US President Joe Biden has made a groundbreaking move by signing an executive order aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that has gained global attention. This order aims to establish guidelines for how corporations utilize AI, taking into account the interests of both tech companies and national security as well as consumer rights. It serves as an initial framework that could be further strengthened through legislation and international agreements. Here are the key highlights of this order.

Biden signed an executive order on the risks of artificial intelligence

The following rules have been implemented:

1. Developers of the most powerful AI systems must share their security test results and other critical information with the US government.

2. The National Institute of Standards and Technology develops standards, tools, and tests to ensure that AI systems are safe, secure, and reliable.

3. Life sciences project funding agencies developed these standards to protect against the risks of using artificial intelligence in the design of hazardous biological materials by developing robust new standards for biological synthesis screening.

4. The Ministry of Trade develops guidelines for content authentication and watermarking to clearly mark content created by artificial intelligence.

5. The US government will establish an advanced cybersecurity program to develop artificial intelligence tools to find and fix vulnerabilities in critical software.

6. Development of a National Security Memorandum prepared by the National Security Council and the White House Chief of Staff to guide further AI and security efforts.

7. Protect Americans’ privacy by prioritizing federal support to accelerate the development and use of privacy-preserving technologies—including those that use cutting-edge artificial intelligence and allow AI systems to be trained while preserving the privacy of training data.

8. Strengthen privacy-protecting research and technologies, such as encryption tools that protect individual privacy, by funding a research coordination network to promote rapid breakthroughs and development.

9. Address algorithmic discrimination through training, technical assistance, and coordination between the Department of Justice and federal civil rights agencies on best practices for investigating and prosecuting AI-related civil rights violations.

10. Ensure fairness throughout the criminal justice system by developing best practices for the use of artificial intelligence in sentencing, probation and parole, pretrial and incarceration, risk assessment, surveillance, crime prediction and proactive policing, and forensic analysis.