Biden readies executive action on AI use for cyber defense, enhancing software security
5 days, 7 hours ago

Biden readies executive action on AI use for cyber defense, enhancing software security

Politico  

According to the summary, the executive order would establish a program at the Pentagon for using AI models to plus-up cyber defense efforts. In addition, the executive order would create a pilot program in the energy sector for using AI to enhance cybersecurity. The executive order would change federal acquisition regulations to require software companies providing their products to federal agencies to submit documentation to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency proving they have implemented strong cybersecurity efforts. The order would require the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, to develop policies to push private sector cloud service providers to step up the security of their systems, particularly if they are securing federal data.

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Biden unveils last round of AI chip curbs aimed at China, Russia
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2 days, 7 hours ago

Biden unveils last round of AI chip curbs aimed at China, Russia

CNN  

Washington/Hong Kong CNN — The Biden administration has issued new restrictions on the export of US-developed computer chips that power artificial intelligence systems, in a final effort to prevent rivals like China from accessing the advanced technology, just a week before leaving office. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said the new rules were “designed …

US gathers allies to talk AI safety, Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US gathers allies to talk AI safety, Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work

The Independent  

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US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump’s vow to undo Biden’s AI policy overshadows their work
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump’s vow to undo Biden’s AI policy overshadows their work

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden’s signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for a second term. And let’s not let our ambition blind us and allow us to sleepwalk into our own undoing.” Hong Yuen Poon, deputy secretary of Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information, said that …

With Elon Musk in tow, Trump eyes changes to government policies on AI and its risks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

With Elon Musk in tow, Trump eyes changes to government policies on AI and its risks

CNN  

London CNN — Donald Trump is poised to enter the White House for the second time. “And so, very often and almost always, those decisions are biased.” Without solid guardrails, she added, “those problematic decisions of the past will be transported into the future.” The use of AI in predictive law enforcement is one example, said Andrew Strait, an associate …

Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure
2 months ago

Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday released guidelines for using artificial intelligence in the power grid, water system, air travel network and other pieces of critical infrastructure. Private industry would have to adopt and implement the guidelines announced by the Homeland Security Department, which were developed in consultation with the department’s advisory Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board. Homeland …

More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity
2 months ago

More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity

Wired  

For American companies grousing about new cybersecurity rules, spyware firms eager to expand their global business, and hackers trying to break AI systems, Donald Trump’s second term as president will be a breath of fresh air. “There will be a national security focus, with a strong emphasis on protecting critical infrastructure, government networks, and key industries from cyber threats,” says …

Biden Sets Clear Guidelines for AI Use, But Leaves Room for Flexibility
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden Sets Clear Guidelines for AI Use, But Leaves Room for Flexibility

CNN  

President Joe Biden has issued a memo to his national security agencies, outlining clear parameters for the use of artificial intelligence technology. These restrictions aim to prevent the use of AI for antidemocratic purposes and to ensure its power is used responsibly. The memo prohibits the use of AI to skirt existing protocols around deploying nuclear weapons and bars the …

A Trump Win Could Unleash Dangerous AI
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A Trump Win Could Unleash Dangerous AI

Wired  

If Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November, the guardrails could come off of artificial intelligence development, even as the dangers of defective AI models grow increasingly serious. Trump’s election to a second term would dramatically reshape—and possibly cripple—efforts to protect Americans from the many dangers of poorly designed artificial intelligence, including misinformation, discrimination, and the poisoning of …

Congressional leaders negotiating potential lame-duck deal to address AI concerns
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Congressional leaders negotiating potential lame-duck deal to address AI concerns

Politico  

Congress returns the week after the November election and will have less than two months to move legislation before the start of a new term. It’s likely the potential AI package would be tacked onto other must-pass legislation, like government funding, or the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act. Former President Donald Trump has expressed reservations about regulations, saying he wants …

Biden is boosting cybersecurity at US ports, where online attacks can be more ravaging than storms
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden is boosting cybersecurity at US ports, where online attacks can be more ravaging than storms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation’s ports from potential cyberattacks. The administration is outlining a set of cybersecurity regulations that port operators must comply with across the country, not unlike standardized safety regulations that seek to prevent injury or damage to people and infrastructure. …

AI companies will need to start reporting their safety tests to the US government
11 months, 2 weeks ago

AI companies will need to start reporting their safety tests to the US government

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will start implementing a new requirement for the developers of major artificial intelligence systems to disclose their safety test results to the government. The White House AI Council is scheduled to meet Monday to review progress made on the executive order that President Joe Biden signed three months ago to manage the fast-evolving technology. Chief …

Insider Q&A: Small federal agency crafts standards for making AI safe, secure and trustworthy
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Insider Q&A: Small federal agency crafts standards for making AI safe, secure and trustworthy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy No technology since nuclear fission …

Insider Q&A: Small federal agency crafts standards for making AI safe, secure and trustworthy
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Insider Q&A: Small federal agency crafts standards for making AI safe, secure and trustworthy

Associated Press  

BOSTON — No technology since nuclear fission will shape our collective future quite like artificial intelligence, so it’s paramount AI systems are safe, secure, trustworthy and socially responsible. She shepherded the AI Risk Management Framework published 12 months ago that laid groundwork for Biden’s Oct. 30 AI executive order. Q: Members of the House Committee on Science and Technology said …

Biden’s AI Order Is Government’s Bid for Dominance
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden’s AI Order Is Government’s Bid for Dominance

Live Mint  

President Biden rightly says the U.S. is in a technological arms race with China. The order Yet it isn’t clear that government has anything close to the expertise to understand AI, which is developing rapidly, much less the wisdom to know how to regulate its various applications. Federal agencies don’t have the capacity to oversee hundreds of thousands of AI …

Imagine If Joe Biden’s AI Executive Order Were Inspired by The Terminator
1 year, 2 months ago

Imagine If Joe Biden’s AI Executive Order Were Inspired by The Terminator

Wired  

Science fiction, for decades, has been about predicting the future—and warning against it. Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden signed a massive executive order outlining policies on the use and development of AI going forward. Applying the thinking of both AI doomers and Trekkies, it aims to encourage AI’s greatest minds to work for the government and includes stipulations …

Red-tape Wishlist: Biden’a AI executive getting backlash from tech companies and researchers alike
1 year, 2 months ago

Red-tape Wishlist: Biden’a AI executive getting backlash from tech companies and researchers alike

Firstpost  

US President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on AI is getting a lot of backlash from both, tech companies and researchers working to make AI safer. The Executive Order, AI companies believe is bringing a lot of unnecessary red-tape into the process and is very vague to be effective US President Joe Biden signed an executive order that immediately set some …

Today’s Cache | Sundar Pichai testifies in once-in-a-generation trial; U.S. President signs executive order on AI; Sam Bankman-Fried’s broken promises examined in court
1 year, 2 months ago

Today’s Cache | Sundar Pichai testifies in once-in-a-generation trial; U.S. President signs executive order on AI; Sam Bankman-Fried’s broken promises examined in court

The Hindu  

Sundar Pichai testifies in once-in-a-generation trial During the antitrust trial which could change the trajectory of Google’s growth, CEO Sundar Pichai defended the company’s market dominance, claiming that Google had worked to create the best internet search experience available today. U.S. President signs executive order on AI U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on the use of …

Biden announces ‘strongest’ regulations yet to ensure safety of AI
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden announces ‘strongest’ regulations yet to ensure safety of AI

Al Jazeera  

Developers of powerful AI will have to share safety results and critical information with the US government. “In the wrong hands, AI can make it easier for hackers to exploit vulnerabilities in the software that makes our society run.” The executive order includes a provision that developers of the most powerful AI models must notify the government of their work …

Joe Biden signs sweeping order to regulate AI in U.S, days before Sunak’s AI safety summit
1 year, 2 months ago

Joe Biden signs sweeping order to regulate AI in U.S, days before Sunak’s AI safety summit

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden, on Monday, signed an executive order to enable wide-ranging regulation of artificial intelligence. Mr Biden’s order comes days before U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park, as countries race to keep up with rapidly evolving AI technology. Mr. Biden directed his administration to expand bilateral, multilateral and multistakeholder consultations on AI, with …

Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation and global agreements. Before signing the order, Biden said AI is driving change at “warp speed” and …

Joe Biden’s Sweeping New Executive Order Aims to Drag the US Government Into the Age of ChatGPT
1 year, 2 months ago

Joe Biden’s Sweeping New Executive Order Aims to Drag the US Government Into the Age of ChatGPT

Wired  

Joe Biden wants the US government to make wider use of artificial intelligence—and to keep commercial AI on a tighter leash. Biden will use the Defense Production Act, a law that can compel businesses to take actions in the interest of national security, to require the makers of large AI models to report key information to the government, including when …

Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns

LA Times  

President Biden on Monday signed a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence, an issue he’s sought to address with urgency. With the European Union nearing final passage of a sweeping law to rein in AI harms and Congress still in the early stages of debating safeguards, the Biden administration is “stepping up to use the levers …

Biden issues executive order restricting US investment in Chinese tech
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden issues executive order restricting US investment in Chinese tech

Al Jazeera  

China accuses the Biden administration of pursuing ‘technology hegemony’ and demands that technology curbs be repealed. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that will narrowly prohibit certain United States investments in sensitive technology in China and require government notification of funding in other tech sectors. “There are several caveats though, this will affect new investments, existing ones …

U.S. tech giants OpenAI, Google agree on White House Artificial Intelligence safeguards
1 year, 5 months ago

U.S. tech giants OpenAI, Google agree on White House Artificial Intelligence safeguards

The Hindu  

Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said on Friday. Since generative AI, which uses data to create new content like ChatGPT's human-sounding prose, became wildly popular this year, lawmakers around the world …

Biden picks new National Security Agency head, key to support of Ukraine, defense of US elections
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden picks new National Security Agency head, key to support of Ukraine, defense of US elections

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has chosen a new leader for the …

Biden Administration Warns of AI’s Dangers. There’s a Limit to What White House
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden Administration Warns of AI’s Dangers. There’s a Limit to What White House

Live Mint  

The Biden administration is confronting the rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence, warning of the dangers the technology poses to public safety, privacy and democracy while having limited authority to regulate it. Vice President Kamala Harris, who met Thursday with the chief executives of leading AI companies Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic, said the technology “has the potential to dramatically …

US President Joe Biden meets Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai to discuss the risks of AI
1 year, 8 months ago

US President Joe Biden meets Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai to discuss the risks of AI

India Today  

President Joe Biden met with CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies including Microsoft and Alphabet's Google on Thursday and made clear they must ensure their products are safe before they are deployed. Biden, who has used ChatGPT and experimented with it, told the officials they must mitigate current and potential risks AI poses to individuals, society and national security, the …

Joe Biden Wants Hackers’ Help to Keep AI Chatbots in Check
1 year, 8 months ago

Joe Biden Wants Hackers’ Help to Keep AI Chatbots in Check

Wired  

ChatGPT has stoked new hopes about the potential of artificial intelligence—but also new fears. Today the White House joined the chorus of concern, announcing it will support a mass hacking exercise at the Defcon security conference this summer to probe generative AI systems from companies including Google. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy also said that $140 …

Biden says tech companies must ensure AI products are safe
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden says tech companies must ensure AI products are safe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday it remains to be seen if artificial intelligence is dangerous, but that he believes technology companies must ensure their products are safe before releasing them to the public. Artificial intelligence burst to the forefront in the national and global conversation in recent months after the release of the popular ChatGPT AI chatbot, which …

Biden signs executive order restricting use of commercial spyware
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden signs executive order restricting use of commercial spyware

Al Jazeera  

The decision comes as governments around the world face accusations of using spyware to target dissidents. United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order restricting the government’s use of commercial spyware technology that has been utilised to target political dissent around the globe. “Democratic governments also have confronted revelations that actors within their systems have used commercial spyware …

President Biden's new cybersecurity policy allows U.S. agencies to preemptively hack into the computer networks of criminals and foreign governments.
1 year, 11 months ago

President Biden's new cybersecurity policy allows U.S. agencies to preemptively hack into the computer networks of criminals and foreign governments.

Slate  

President Biden is about to approve a policy that goes much farther than any previous effort to protect private companies from malicious hackers—and to retaliate against those hackers with our own cyberattacks. The 35-page document, titled “National Cybersecurity Strategy,” differs from the dozen or so similar papers signed by presidents over the past quarter-century in two significant ways: First, it …

Biden Issues Executive Order on Crypto Amidst Fears That Russia Could Use Digital Currency to Evade Sanctions
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden Issues Executive Order on Crypto Amidst Fears That Russia Could Use Digital Currency to Evade Sanctions

News 18  

In a first-of-its-kind executive order issued on March 9, US President Joe Biden instructed federal agencies to coordinate their efforts in creating cryptocurrency rules. However, the Treasury Department and other federal agencies will evaluate the impact of bitcoin on financial stability and national security as part of the order signed on March 9. The executive order, which is the first …

Companies face stricter cyber rules in 2022
3 years ago

Companies face stricter cyber rules in 2022

Live Mint  

Attacks against critical infrastructure operators, government agencies and private companies spurred President Joe Biden’s administration to significant action on cybersecurity in 2021. “The recognition of the impact that a ransomware attack on a commercial critical infrastructure sector can have on our nation, I think accelerated the need for the government to have a more coordinated and focused response," said Brad …

Biden signs sweeping executive order that targets Big Tech and aims to push competition in US economy
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden signs sweeping executive order that targets Big Tech and aims to push competition in US economy

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Friday signed a sweeping executive order to promote competition in the US economy, parts of which target a key business strategy used by Silicon Valley companies. “Today, I’m going to be signing shortly the executive order promoting competition to lower prices, to increase wages and to take another critical step toward an economy that …

Biden ‘mulling cyber war’ after spate of high profile attacks on US
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden ‘mulling cyber war’ after spate of high profile attacks on US

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to US government officials and other sources familiar with the matter, the Biden …

Biden cybersecurity order mandates new rules for govt software
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden cybersecurity order mandates new rules for govt software

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered the creation of an air accident-style cyber review board and the imposition of new software standards for government agencies following a spate of digital intrusions that have rattled the United States. The order follows a digital extortion attempt against major fuel transport company Colonial Pipeline that triggering panic buying and fuel shortages in the …

In Wake Of Pipeline Hack, Biden Signs Executive Order On Cybersecurity
3 years, 8 months ago

In Wake Of Pipeline Hack, Biden Signs Executive Order On Cybersecurity

NPR  

In Wake Of Pipeline Hack, Biden Signs Executive Order On Cybersecurity Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday boosting America's cyberdefenses following a ransomware attack on a company that operates a pipeline that provides nearly half of the gasoline and jet fuel for the country's …

Biden Order To Require New Cybersecurity Standards In Response To SolarWinds Attack
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden Order To Require New Cybersecurity Standards In Response To SolarWinds Attack

NPR  

Biden Order To Require New Cybersecurity Standards In Response To SolarWinds Attack Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration is putting the final touches on an executive order aimed at helping the U.S. defend itself against sophisticated cyberattacks like the one Russian hackers recently leveled against Texas software-maker SolarWinds. …

Software vendors would have to disclose breaches to U.S. government users under new order
3 years, 9 months ago

Software vendors would have to disclose breaches to U.S. government users under new order

The Hindu  

A planned Biden administration executive order will require many software vendors to notify their federal government customers when the companies have a cybersecurity breach, according to a draft seen by Reuters. The proposed order would adopt measures long sought by security experts, including requiring multi-factor authentication and encryption of data inside federal agencies. The order also would compel vendors to …

Exclusive: Software Vendors Would Have To Disclose Breaches To U.S. Government Users Under New Order
3 years, 9 months ago

Exclusive: Software Vendors Would Have To Disclose Breaches To U.S. Government Users Under New Order

News 18  

SAN FRANCISCO: A planned Biden administration executive order will require many software vendors to notify their federal government customers when the companies have a cybersecurity breach, people consulted on the draft order said on Thursday. The Solar Winds hack, which came to light in December, showed “the federal government needs to be able to investigate and remediate threats to the …

Biden vows to make cybersecurity top priority of administration
4 years ago

Biden vows to make cybersecurity top priority of administration

Al Jazeera  

Officials say the attack has compromised federal agencies as well as “critical infrastructure” that is hard to undo. “We will do that by, among other things, imposing substantial costs on those responsible for such malicious attacks, including in coordination with our allies and partners.” The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in its most detailed comments yet that the intrusion …

Trump signs order on principles for U.S. government AI use
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump signs order on principles for U.S. government AI use

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday setting guidance for federal agency use of artificial intelligence in government decision-making. The White House said Trump was setting nine principles for the design, development, acquisition and use of AI in government in an effort “to foster public trust and confidence in the use of AI, and ensure that the …

Trump plans executive order on artificial intelligence: Let's face it, the punchline writes itself
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump plans executive order on artificial intelligence: Let's face it, the punchline writes itself

Salon  

President Trump plans to sign an executive order that focuses on promoting artificial intelligence — but unlike his most famous science-based initiative, which called for an unrealistic "Space Force," this one is being slammed by critics for insufficient boldness. The executive order, which will launch an American Artificial Intelligence initiative, calls for what one official described as "bold, decisive actions …

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