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🇺🇸Biden issues AI executive order

Alright, folks. Biden has spoken. Just days before the anticipated London AI Safety Summit, an executive order addressing AI safety has been signed, sealed, and delivered. As the White House takes a pivotal step in AI regulation, it's likely that the global community will follow suit. So, what’s on the White House's AI wish list for tech giants?

A safety test: Before tech companies can roll out their new, cutting-edge AI models—particularly the larger models that may pose significant risks—they must undergo a red-team test. This isn't just any standard assessment. Testers will simulate potential bad actors, attempting to exploit the AI model's weak points. Essentially, it’s the tech world’s version of a security drill.

Spotting the Deepfakes: The U.S. is stepping up its game against deepfakes. New guidelines will be issued to ensure AI-generated content is clearly watermarked, helping us differentiate between genuine content and software wizardry.

But here’s the twist: a fresh study just proved that these watermarks can be easily removed.

An unbiased AI: The order wants to prevent AI algorithms from just amplifying existing biases when it comes to federal benefits programmes and federal contractors. There’s also heavy focus on using AI ethically in the justice system, covering areas like predictive policing and parole decisions.

An AI that doesn’t take our jobs: The directive looks ahead, emphasizing practices that ensure AI tools complement the human workforce rather than replace them. It also aims to prevent employers from undercompensating workers, evaluating job applications unfairly, or impinging on workers’ ability to organise.

The to-do lists of the executive order will be implemented over the range of 90 days to 365 days, with the safety and security items facing the earliest deadlines.

This is a significant step by the White House. It's comprehensive and seems to be a step in the right direction. But as always, the devil is in the details - or in this case, the implementation.

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