President Biden, seen here at a meeting with leaders of AI companies at a White House meeting on July 21, will announce a sweeping executive order aimed at stepping up oversight of the technology.
"At the end of the day, the companies can't grade their own homework here," Zients said."So we've set the new standards on how we work with the private sector on AI, and those are standards that we're going to make sure the private companies live up to." The new order asks agencies to look into set up standards for how departments can implement AI in positive ways — like developing new drugs, and assisting teachers in classrooms — but also calls on departments to set standards for making sure AI isn't exacerbating discriminatory practices in housing or loan approval.