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Biden lays groundwork for artificial intelligence rules |
The sweeping executive order highlights several areas — from national security to labor — where the White House is bracing for AI's impact. |
President Biden issued a highly anticipated, sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday, focused on seizing on the emerging technology and managing its risks. The order includes several new actions, which focus on areas like safety, privacy and protecting workers and innovation. The executive order includes new standards for safety, including: - Requiring companies developing models that pose a serious risk to national security, economic security or public health to notify the federal government when training the model
- They must also share the results of all safety tests
The order also seeks to address issues including job displacement, labor standards and data collection. "President Biden is rolling out the strongest set of actions any government in the world has ever taken on AI safety, security, and trust," deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed said in a statement. "It's the next step in an aggressive strategy to do everything on all fronts to harness the benefits of AI and mitigate the risks."
The Hill's Brett Samuels has more on the order here. |
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The Biden administration is putting $1.3 billion toward bolstering the nation's power lines while emphasizing the investment's importance for carbon-free power. The funds will go toward three proposed transmission lines, the administration announced Monday. One transmission line would bring renewable energy from New Mexico to Arizona. The second would connect Vermont and New Hampshire to Canada. The … |
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| The Department of Education announced Monday that it is withholding millions of dollars in payment to the student loan servicer Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) over billing statement errors it made. The department said MOHELA "failed to meet its basic obligation" of getting the statements out in a reasonable timeframe, resulting in 2.5 million borrowers getting late statements. Some of the borrowers … |
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President Biden spoke with United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain on Monday after union leadership reached a deal in recent days with the three major U.S. auto companies to potentially end weeks of strikes at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. Biden, who had appeared with striking autoworkers in Michigan in September, called it a "hard-fought agreement" that was reached after weeks of "good faith" negotiations. "These … |
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Gaza regains internet access after brief blackout |
Internet access in the besieged Gaza Strip has been partially restored after a weekend of nearly no connectivity, TechCrunch reported.
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Air Force enlists AI robots to get work done |
Tesla shares fell nearly 5 percent after Panasonic, its battery cell supplier, raised fears about electric vehicles, CNBC reported. |
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NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor began cross-examining Sam Bankman-Fried at a New York City trial on Monday, attacking his credibility by highlighting public statements he made before and after the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded filed for bankruptcy late last year when it could no longer process … |
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The White House on Monday issued veto threats against two GOP-led House appropriations bills expected to come up for a vote this week as lawmakers … Read more |
| President Biden’s disapproval rating among Americans is sitting at 56 percent, according to a new poll released Monday. A NewsNation/Decision … Read more |
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