AI executive order sets stage for new cybersecurity directives

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday highlights security considerations and directs specific federal agencies to take actions intended to strengthen cybersecurity.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a "voluntary framework" for AI companies to share their frontier models with the federal government before they're released "to promote secure innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure." The order says the US AI industry has succeeded in part "because we refuse to stifle this innovation with overly burdensome regulation," but that it also recognizes new AI capabilities come with security risks. Accordingly, it directs several federal agencies to come up with a framework to "assess the advanced cyber capabilities of AI models" before they're releas … Read the full story at The Verge.

Trump's executive order creates a voluntary framework for reviewing advanced AI models, expands AI-powered cybersecurity efforts, and more.

President’s executive order will allow the US government to gain early access to cutting-edge models

The order, which signaled a shift from the hands-off approach the White House had previously taken toward A.I., followed debates over how to gain control of A.I. models without disrupting innovation.

After industry objections, President Trump signed a revised AI executive order requiring only voluntary prerelease government reviews of advanced models.

Under new rules, tech companies will be asked to share AI models with government for review before public release Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a voluntary framework for the federal government to vet powerful new AI models before they are released. Tuesday’s highly anticipated order represents an attempt by the president to tighten his grip on cybersecurity and national security threats posed by AI, tacking against his earlier deregulatory stance. Under the new rules, tech companies would be asked to share their AI models with the government for a voluntary review, up to 30 days before a public release. The Trump administration says doing so will allow them to improve national security, particularly with regards to cybersecurity. Continue reading...