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On
May
4,
2023,
the
Biden-Harris
Administration
announced
new
actions
to
promote
responsible
American
innovation
in
artificial
intelligence
(“AI”).
The
Administration
also
met
with
the
CEOs
of
Alphabet,
Anthropic,
Microsoft
and
OpenAI
as
part
of
the
Administration’s
broader,
ongoing
effort
to
engage
with
advocates,
companies,
researchers,
civil
right
organizations,
not-for-profit
organizations,
communities,
international
partners,
and
others
on
critical
AI
issues.
These
efforts
build
upon
the
steps
the
Administration
has
taken
so
far,
including
the
Blueprint
for
an
AI
Bill
of
Rights
issued
by
the
White
House
Office
of
Science
and
Technology
Policy
(“OSTP”)
and
the
AI
Risk
Management
Framework
released
by
the
National
Institute
of
Standards
and
Technology
(“NIST”).
The
Administration
is
also
actively
working
to
address
national
security
concerns
raised
by
AI,
especially
in
critical
areas
like
cybersecurity,
biosecurity
and
safety.
The
Administration’s
new
actions
include:
-
New
investments
to
power
responsible
American
AI
research
and
development
(“R&D”).
The
National
Science
Foundation
announced
$140
million
in
funding
to
launch
seven
new
National
AI
Research
Institutes,
bringing
the
total
number
of
Institutes
to
25
across
the
country.
These
Institutes
will
promote
responsible
innovation
and
bolster
America’s
AI
R&D
infrastructure
as
well
as
support
the
development
of
a
diverse
AI
workforce.
In
addition,
the
new
Institutes
announced
they
will
advance
AI
R&D
to
drive
breakthroughs
in
critical
areas,
including
climate,
agriculture,
energy,
public
health,
education
and
cybersecurity.
-
Public
assessments
of
existing
generative
AI
systems.
The
Administration
announced
an
independent
commitment
from
leading
AI
developers,
including
Anthropic,
Google,
Hugging
Face,
Microsoft,
NVIDIA,
OpenAI,
and
Stability
AI,
to
participate
in
a
public
evaluation
of
AI
systems
at
the
AI
Village
at
DEFCON
31.
This
will
allow
these
models
to
be
evaluated
thoroughly
by
community
partners
and
AI
experts
to
explore
how
the
models
align
with
the
principles
and
practices
outlined
in
the
Administration’s
Blueprint
for
an
AI
Bill
of
Rights
and
AI
Risk
Management
Framework.
This
independent
exercise
will
provide
critical
information
to
researchers
and
the
public
about
the
impacts
of
these
models,
and
will
enable
AI
companies
and
developers
to
take
steps
to
fix
issues
found
in
those
models.
-
Policies
to
ensure
the
U.S.
government
is
leading
by
example
on
mitigating
AI
risks
and
harnessing
AI
opportunities.
The
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(“OMB”)
announced
that
it
will
be
releasing
draft
policy
guidance
on
the
use
of
AI
systems
by
the
U.S.
government
for
public
comment
this
summer.
This
guidance
will
establish
specific
policies
for
federal
departments
and
agencies
to
follow
in
order
to
ensure
their
development,
procurement,
and
use
of
AI
systems
will
safeguard
the
American
people’s
rights
and
safety.
The
guidance
will
also
serve
as
a
model
for
state
and
local
governments,
businesses
and
others
to
follow
in
their
own
procurement
and
use
of
AI.
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