Biden's Executive Order Addresses AI Policy, Calls for Safety Standards and Bipartisan Privacy Legislation

Biden administration gears towards global leadership in AI governance with measures encouraging transparency, safety, and nondiscrimination in private and public sectors. The order leans on the Defense Production Act to mandate reporting of sensitive AI development projects, but concerns rise over the vagueness of guidelines and the implications for privacy and bias.

The new Executive Order issued by President Biden on AI requires AI companies to share safety test results with the federal government before releasing their models.
The order also advocates for the passage of bipartisan data privacy legislation, the creation of privacy and security standards by federal agencies, and a report on the potential impact of AI on the labor market.
Apart from US actions, international measures have also been taken such as a voluntary code of conduct by the G7 for AI systems, which includes risk assessment and mitigation, and the UK AI Safety Summit to discuss potential AI risks.
Despite these efforts, concerns have been raised about the vagueness of the guidelines, potential infringement of privacy, and potential for AI bias.
The Executive Order's promise of establishing safety and security standards, and the proposal to use the Defense Production Act to mandate reporting of sensitive AI projects, is expected to face potential legal challenges.