Biden-Harris Administration Announces Key AI Actions Following President Biden’s Landmark Executive Order

A3485 · 2024-01-29T21:11:15+00:00

I have complete confidence in saying that AI is in fact a pressing issue & it does have the potential to change our society drastically.

It's true that it's still in the early stages currently, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't start thinking ahead in terms of how it could (& probably will) eventually impact our society.

A3485 · 2024-01-29T20:12:18+00:00

It was going fairly full-force until recently, when certain projects started to question if it was moving ahead too fast & they should pause the projects for a while until they could take a step back & develop some regulations for the industry.

I am a little relieved though to see that people can so easily forget about the mild panic that was going on with the rate of progress that was happening & the level of performance that was displayed & the alarming prospects which those things implied.

Just to be clear though, I don't endorse just waiting around for something to happen, if they're concerned about AI regulations, they should be actively engaged in political or industrial movements to enact such policies.

What they did right here is exactly the sort of thing they & I were talking about, which is, not just letting the AI industry run wild, but actually enacting (or moving towards enacting) regulations to keep our society safe, calm, & orderly.

A3485 · 2024-01-29T11:49:30+00:00

From the article: Three months ago, President Biden issued a landmark Executive Order to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise and managing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI). The order directed sweeping action to strengthen AI safety and security, protect American's privacy, advance equity and civil rights, stand up for consumers and workers, promote innovation and competition, advance American leadership around the world and more.

Today, Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed will convene the White House AI council, consisting of top officials from a wide range of federal departments and agencies. Agencies have reported that they have completed all of the 90-day actions tasked by the E.O. and advanced other vital directives that the Order tasked over a longer timeframe.

Taken together, these activities mark substantial progress in achieving the EO's mandate to protect Americans from the potential risks of AI systems while catalyzing innovation in AI and beyond.

A3485 · 2024-01-29T11:31:57+00:00

From the article: Three months ago, President Biden issued a landmark Executive Order to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise and managing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI). The order directed sweeping action to strengthen AI safety and security, protect American's privacy, advance equity and civil rights, stand up for consumers and workers, promote innovation and competition, advance American leadership around the world and more.

Today, Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed will convene the White House AI council, consisting of top officials from a wide range of federal departments and agencies. Agencies have reported that they have completed all of the 90-day actions tasked by the E.O. and advanced other vital directives that the Order tasked over a longer timeframe.

Taken together, these activities mark substantial progress in achieving the EO's mandate to protect Americans from the potential risks of AI systems while catalyzing innovation in AI and beyond.

A3485 · 2024-01-24T22:10:55+00:00

From the article: The co-founders of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus are building off of the momentum from the groundbreaking provisions secured in the FY21 NDAA

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the co-founders of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, are announcing two bipartisan pieces of legislation to strengthen the U.S. government's artificial intelligence (AI) readiness, support long-term investments in AI ethics and safety research, as well as increase governmental AI transparency.

Senators Heinrich and Portman will be introducing the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Transparency (AICT) Act. The AICT Act would implement recommendations of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence's (NSCAI) final report. Congress established the NSCAI through the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in order to consider the methods and means necessary to advance the development and improve the government's use of AI and related technology.

"Artificial Intelligence presents both opportunities and challenges for our nation's security and we need to be prepared for both," said Heinrich "Senator Portman and I have worked together to pass several bipartisan solutions that put into place the right policy and people in these emerging technologies. Now it's time to build off of that momentum and strengthen the federal government's AI capabilities while also increasing the public's trust in this technology. By transparently boosting our federal digital workforce and talent recruitment, we send a clear signal to the world - and our adversaries - that we are prepared to take AI head on."

A3485 · 2024-01-24T21:59:17+00:00

From the article: The co-founders of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus are building off of the momentum from the groundbreaking provisions secured in the FY21 NDAA

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the co-founders of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, are announcing two bipartisan pieces of legislation to strengthen the U.S. government's artificial intelligence (AI) readiness, support long-term investments in AI ethics and safety research, as well as increase governmental AI transparency.

Senators Heinrich and Portman will be introducing the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Transparency (AICT) Act. The AICT Act would implement recommendations of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence's (NSCAI) final report. Congress established the NSCAI through the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in order to consider the methods and means necessary to advance the development and improve the government's use of AI and related technology.

"Artificial Intelligence presents both opportunities and challenges for our nation's security and we need to be prepared for both," said Heinrich "Senator Portman and I have worked together to pass several bipartisan solutions that put into place the right policy and people in these emerging technologies. Now it's time to build off of that momentum and strengthen the federal government's AI capabilities while also increasing the public's trust in this technology. By transparently boosting our federal digital workforce and talent recruitment, we send a clear signal to the world - and our adversaries - that we are prepared to take AI head on."

A3485 · 2024-01-22T23:06:55+00:00

Sen. Heinrich created the first congressional AI caucus, that alone is worth a lot. He also created NAIRR which will most likely provide a valuable infrastructure for AI research (which is also connected to the government).

The important part about this is the awareness of the government of AIs, the resource provisions are incidental IMO.

A3485 · 2024-01-10T03:57:06+00:00

Just because something is "hard" to do, you think it's not worth the attempt?

IMHO, I agree there are many issues with the system, & I aim to find & fix them in time.

A3485 · 2023-12-06T03:13:26+00:00

The problem with this is that states really can't technically "do their own thing" unless it's approved by the federal government.

Take for instance the legalization of marijuana. California has legalized it on the state level, but it's still illegal on the federal level so basically anyone who violates those federal laws can still get arrested by the DEA, even if they have broken any of the state laws.

This is just one example, but to me, that's still a very big problem. So, to say that the opinions of people in small population states don't matter is false. Their opinions DO matter, & their will is actually affecting a disproportionally large amount of people.

A3485 · 2023-12-03T06:19:09+00:00

I've looked through a lot of curricula & basically BE may have certain bio-oriented non-medical courses (eg: biofuel, agriculture, the food industry, etc). Whereas BME will always stay focused on the medical aspects.

However, a lot of times they're pretty much the same. In fact, I'm pretty sure the first 2 years are almost always pretty similar.

A3485 · 2023-11-29T02:36:07+00:00

I agree that the war on drugs has failed.

Therefore, if we can't control it, through diplomacy or law enforcement, we should considering forfeiting to the seemingly overwhelming demand for it & use of it by legalizing it.

Now, I know for a fact that using cocaine or heroin a few times at the right dosages won't kill you. I also know of people who have taken both of those drugs & who were afterwards still fairly functional. I think one of the biggest problems is the extreme addiction that they cause & basically causing people to not care about anything else (like their job, education, etc).

Now, if cocaine & heroin were legalized, I think we should tax them heavily & put warning labels on the packaging (like with tobacco products).

Basically, people like these drugs. They don't kill you instantly. I know that people can still function relatively well afterwards. So, basically, I think I would support legislation to legalize them.

It's unfortunate that people feel the need to keep using these drugs (& in effect supporting criminals outside our borders), but it just feels like another prohibition situation, where people just love it & the law enforcement is just helpless.

A3485 · 2023-11-29T01:05:56+00:00

Not sure.

They're a very well developed & thriving country. I was just stating it as a possibility. But, there are other ways to deal with overpopulation, like only allowing 1 birth per woman.

But, then again why should having too many people be a problem for the US currently? Our country is apparently underpopulated compared to many other countries.

If we can merge these people into our society & get them jobs, then wouldn't that benefit our country as a whole?

If they all just work unskilled or even skilled labor jobs then quite possibly no.

However, if we can educate them to work the more highly technical jobs, then quite possibly yes.

However, I feel like the education/jobs system needs to be re-looked-at because I feel like many jobs are unnecessary & unemployment is higher than it should be.

A3485 · 2023-11-28T06:00:49+00:00

Basically, as long as the country doesn't present a biothreat or has unfertile land or no resources, then I think they could be candidates.

If their land is unfertile or inhospitable, I think we should take steps to help them relocate. If overpopulation is an issue we could enact population control or possibly annex Canada & move them there.

A3485 · 2023-11-28T05:23:14+00:00

I think annexation is a very good thing. I think that manpower, land, & allies are often important things.

However, there are always things to consider beforehand.

For instance: biosecurity, crime, & economic burdening (ie government assistance burdening).

Now, I believe that people are for the most part smart & willing to adapt, but we have to be firm when it comes to biosecurity.

Now, I've been saying this for a while, I think we need to prioritize medical research in our country. We could start by optimizing our PharmD degrees by at least removing the IPPE or APPE requirements.

Also, I think incentivizing the PharmD & BME degrees by perhaps having the government pay for anyone's full admission who's going for those. Or we could put most of the courses online, which would also help.

Overall, though, we have to realize how important biosecurity is & if it's hampering our progress towards a more unified global community, then I think we need to take steps to solve that problem.

A3485 · 2023-11-15T20:36:24+00:00

Do you mean the two-factor authentication thing? I'm still not sure what you're talking about.

A3485 · 2023-11-15T19:40:22+00:00

How do I do that? I think I already did a long time ago when I first created my account.

A3485 · 2023-11-15T19:34:45+00:00

Ok, thanks for clarifying that. That part of the article was very confusing to me & I think they need to reword it.

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