The White House rolled out a sweeping executive order Monday that aims to monitor and regulate the risks ofwhile also harnessing its potential, marking the latest effort to address a rapidly evolving technology that has sparked concern among world leaders.
The executive order, which Biden will unveil at an event Monday, is sweeping in scope. It will require developers of powerful AI systems to share results of their safety tests with the federal government before they are released to the public. The order aims to prevent AI-related fraud by directing the Commerce Department to develop guidance for watermarking AI-generated content.
The White House last year also rolled out an "AI Bill of Rights," offering companies guidelines aimed at protecting consumers using automated systems, though that guidance was nonbinding.While AI systems have been around for decades, the recent explosion of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT thrust the technology front and center for consumers, businesses and lawmakers, with some industry leaders even warning of the "risk of extinction of AI.
"We want to demystify AI so that everyone knows what it can do, what to worry about and what we're doing about it," Reed, who has managed the AI policy process at the White House, told CNN in an interview. "This is the next step in an aggressive strategy to do everything in our power."