US President Joe Biden signs an executive order with Vice-President Kamala Harris during an event on development and use of AI.
The order, which Mr Biden signed at the White House, also directs agencies to set standards for that testing and address related chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cyber security risks. Mr Bradley Tusk, CEO at Tusk Ventures, a venture capital firm with investments in tech and AI, welcomed the move. But he said tech companies would likely shy away from sharing proprietary data with the government over fears it could be provided to rivals.
The order also set out requirements for intellectual property regulators and federal law enforcement agencies to address the use of copyrighted works in AI training, including a call to “evaluate AI systems for IP law violations.” “The truth is the United States is already far behind Europe,” said Mr Max Tegmark, President of Tech policy think tank Future of Life Institute.