White House Releases National Security Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence
The Biden Administration released a National Security Memo on Artificial Intelligence.
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Release Legislative Roadmap Report on Artificial Intelligence Policy
/In: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology R&D Highlights, Policy, Research /by Brian MosleyA bipartisan group of Senators released a report outlining policy and legislative recommendations on how the Senate should approach regulating artificial intelligence.
House Leadership Launches Bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence
/In: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology R&D Highlights, Policy, R&D in the Press, Research /by Brian MosleyHouse leadership announced the launch of a bipartisan, 24-member Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.
House Science Committee Examines How Federal Science Agencies Can Harness Artificial Intelligence to Drive Scientific Discoveries
/In: Information Technology R&D Highlights, Policy, Research /by Brian MosleyThe House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing on AI infrastructure, titled “Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving Scientific Discoveries.”
NSF Launches Pilot of NAIRR Program to “Democratize the Future of AI”
/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), Policy, Research /by Brian MosleyNSF announced the the launch of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot program to “democratize the future of AI.”
Biden Administration Releases Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
/In: Artificial Intelligence, Defense R&D Highlights, Information Technology R&D Highlights, Policy, Research /by Brian MosleyThe Biden administration released an executive order on artificial intelligence on October 30th, setting new privacy, anti-discrimination, and safety standards for AI throughout the executive branch, while also seeking to accelerate innovation and bolster the AI workforce.
Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Steps to Advance Responsible Artificial Intelligence Research, Development, and Deployment
/In: General, Policy, Research /by Brian MosleyThe Biden-Harris Administration is continuing their recent efforts to advance the research, development, and deployment of responsible AI.
White House Announces New Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
/In: Artificial Intelligence, Policy, Research /by Brian MosleyThe Biden Administration released a set of principles aimed at creating a Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights to, “help guide the design, development, and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems so that they protect the rights of the American public.”
Artificial Intelligence is Critical to National Security, Defense, U.S. Economy, and Worthy of Significant New Investment, Congressionally-chartered Commission Argues in Final Report
/In: Artificial Intelligence, Funding, Policy /by Peter HarshaThe National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, a congressionally-chartered committee charged with reviewing AI and related technologies and making recommendations to address U.S. national security and defense needs, today released its final report, endorsing significant new investments in AI research, strategies for building the AI workforce, and guidance for using AI in warfare while upholding U.S. democratic values.
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act Inches Closer to Passage
/In: Artificial Intelligence, Computing Community Consortium (CCC), Policy, Research /by Brian MosleyLast week the long awaited conferenced National Defense Authorization Act (or NDAA; the defense policy bill) was publicly released. Regular readers will recall that earlier in the year that the House Science Committee’s National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (HR 6216) was included in the House version of the NDAA. At that time, there was no equivalent in the Senate NDAA and it was unclear if it would survive the conference negotiations. Fortunately, the AI Initiative Act was included in the conference agreement released last week.
