Unlike in the 1800s when a safety brake increased the public’s acceptance of elevators, artificial intelligence (AI) was accepted by the public much before guardrails came to be. “ChatGPT had 1 million users within the first five days of being available,” shares Forbes. Almost a year later, on October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order “to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise and managing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI).” Here’s what the Executive Order gets right about addressing cybersecurity risk and promise posed by AI.
Overview of Key Points in the Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
Before diving more deeply into a few cyber-specific aspects of the Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, let’s look at some of the key points and goals included in this far-reaching order.
From requiring “developers of the most powerful AI systems share their safety test results and other critical information with the U.S. government” to “[protecting] against the risks of using AI to engineer dangerous biological materials,” the Executive Order covers a host of potential AI risks.
The section on protecting the privacy of American’s privacy is filled with direct actions and followed by a section on the advancement of equity and civil rights. It concludes with “the responsible government deployment of AI” followed a pledge to “modernize federal AI infrastructure” and work with “allies and partners abroad on a strong international framework to govern the development and use of AI.” ...Read More!
