White House issues executive order addressing safety, security concerns for artificial intelligence
The White House unveiled an Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence early Monday morning – marking the federal government's the latest step toward regulating AI.
Experts at Duke University have continuously sounded the alarm on the dangers of AI and why it must be regulated.
That long-anticipated regulation is now here. The Biden Administration's executive order addresses concerns about AI's impact on jobs, surveillance and democracy.
Five key points in the new standards for the AI safety and security:
- Developers share safety test results and other critical information with the U.S. government.
- Develop standards, tools and tests to help ensure that AI systems are safe, secure, and trustworthy.
- Protect against the risks of using AI to engineer dangerous biological materials.
- Protect Americans from AI-enabled fraud and deception by establishing standards and best practices for detecting AI-generated content and authenticating official content.
- Order the development of a National Security Memorandum.
This document will ensure that the United States military and intelligence community use AI safely, ethically, and effectively in their missions.
Cynthia Rudin, a professor of computer science described why biometric data is a top concern.
“I really think that we should regulate access to large biometric data sets. Because I don’t think anybody should be able to clone your voice and make it sound like you were saying things that you don’t. I’m also very concerned about facial recognition technology being used by people, who can use it to control people. They can use it to control access to things," she said.
The order also address privacy concerns, equity and civil rights, and how AI will need to protect consumers and support workers.
