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The US administration issued a national security memorandum (NSM) on AI. The measures are part of a plan to put more guardrails in place for its development and ethical uses. The NSM also seeks to build international consensus and governance around AI.
It marks the latest effort by the US government to put guidelines in place for how AI is used by large companies. It directs federal agencies to improve the security and diversity of chip supply chains and to ensure that as the US supports the development of government supercomputers and other emerging technologies they do so with AI in mind.
The memo by the Biden administration declared other nations want to upend the US leadership in the AI sector by using economic and technological espionage in efforts to steal technology. “This NSM makes collection on our competitors’ operations against our AI sector a top-tier intelligence priority and directs relevant US government entities to provide AI developers with the timely cybersecurity and counterintelligence information necessary to keep their inventions secure.”
The memo requires US agencies to monitor, assess, and mitigate AI risks related to invasions of privacy, bias and discrimination, the safety of individuals and groups, and other human rights abuses. It formally designates the AI Safety Institute as the US industry’s primary point of contact with the US government.
The AI Safety Institute will work with additional US security agencies, including the intelligence community, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy. The NSM also directs the US government to collaborate with allies and partners to make sure AI is developed and used in ways that adhere to international law while protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.