Election officials and government authorities express concerns about the potential impact of AI on elections and governance. President Biden's budget includes significant funding for AI initiatives, such as a $32 million boost for technologists with AI expertise and allocations for hiring Chief AI Officers and researching AI misuse in various sectors. The budget also includes funds for establishing an AI Safety Institute and promoting AI research government-wide.
“To benefit from the opportunities created by AI while mitigating its risks, the administration is committed to advancing its management of AI and significantly expanding AI talent in the federal government.” https://t.co/zsbZ0rTuFJ
“Advances in AI are creating groundbreaking opportunities, while changing the nature of work and organizational management,” the White House said in the spending blueprint it submitted to Congress. https://t.co/zsbZ0rSWQb
And the budget envisions a total of $300 million in mandatory AI research funding government-wide. https://t.co/zsbZ0rSWQb
The Commerce Department would get $50 million to stand up its AI Safety Institute, which is supposed to come up with standards for use of AI, including sorting out human-made and AI-generated content and working on privacy guardrails. https://t.co/zsbZ0rSWQb
Veterans Affairs would get $10 million in AI money for medical and prosthetic research, and the National Nuclear Security Administration would get $37 million to study AI misuse on chemical, biological or nuclear threats. https://t.co/zsbZ0rTuFJ
Biden asked Congress to approve $32 million for what he’s called the “AI talent surge,” an effort to hire computer and data scientists to explore AI, and $70 million for agencies to hire Chief AI Officers. https://t.co/zsbZ0rSWQb
Election officials have a tough task ahead of them safeguarding the U.S. election this year. @normeisen, @drturnerlee, and Samara Angel provide recommendations on protecting the election process from the misuse of AI. https://t.co/fuijafp3dX
.@alondra explains how the Biden administration can establish clear governance of artificial intelligence in the United States—without stymieing AI innovation or the technology’s potential to enrich society. https://t.co/EOaQC0zn3s
Call it the government's first AI budget. https://t.co/XkQdhDPt5B
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We need tech companies to rein in the misleading election information that abounds on AI platforms, but we also need government regulation to hold those companies accountable, write D&S advisor @alondra and @JuliaAngwin. https://t.co/3JNkACU7OU
Election officials are worried that AI-fueled fakes are coming for them. They're uniquely vulnerable (and important) targets, with the potential for fakes to not only target the public but official-to-official communications. My latest story: https://t.co/SzQGuaAX7M
An initiative to boost the number of technologists with AI expertise working in the government would receive a $32 million infusion under the president’s budget request. https://t.co/apMdBEsKpS
America’s election chiefs are worried AI is coming for them https://t.co/dgggz69vrt