The White House has directed the Pentagon and other intelligence agencies to ramp up their use of artificial intelligence. This effort aims to curb competition from China and other adversaries and ensure agencies have the latest, most powerful technology.
The guidelines, laid out in a national security memo released Thursday, Oct. 24, come on the heels of an ambitious executive order from President Joe Biden. Last year, he called on federal agencies to create policies for using AI.
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Recent advances in artificial intelligence have been hailed as potentially transformative for many sectors. Experts said this includes the military, national security and intelligence. However, there are risks to the government harnessing this technology — like its potential use for mass surveillance, cyberattacks or even lethal autonomous devices.
“There may be capabilities or novel legal issues that just haven’t emerged yet,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday during an appearance at National Defense University in Washington. “We must, and we will ensure our governance and our guardrails can adapt to meet the moment, no matter what it looks like or how quickly it comes.”
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In the national security memo, the Biden administration also said it is prohibiting certain uses of the technology. The memo states using AI in ways that would violate civil rights and or using it to automate the deployment of nuclear weapons would be prohibited.
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE… IS GETTING ON BOARD WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS DIRECTED THE PENTAGON AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES TO RAMP UP THEIR USE OF A-I IN AN EFFORT TO NOT ONLY CURB COMPETITION FROM CHINA AND OTHER ADVERSARIES… BUT TO ENSURE THE AGENCIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE LATEST AND MOST POWERFUL TECHNOLOGY.
THE GUIDELINES – LAID OUT IN A NATIONAL SECURITY MEMO RELEASED THURSDAY – COME ON THE HEELS OF AN AMBITIOUS EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN LAST YEAR… CALLING ON FEDERAL AGENCIES TO CREATE POLICIES FOR HOW A-I COULD BE USED.
RECENT ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HAVE BEEN HAILED AS POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE FOR MANY SECTORS – INCLUDING THE MILITARY, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE.
BUT – THERE ARE RISKS TO THE GOVERNMENT HARNESSING THIS TECHNOLOGY… LIKE ITS POTENTIAL USE FOR MASS SURVEILLANCE, CYBERATTACKS OR EVEN LETHAL AUTONOMOUS DEVICES.
JAKE SULLIVAN | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
“There may be capabilities or novel legal issues that just haven’t emerged yet. We must, and we will, ensure our governance and our guardrails can adapt to meet the moment, no matter what it looks like or how quickly it comes.”
IN A NATIONAL SECURITY MEMO RELEASED THIS WEEK– THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS PROHIBITING CERTAIN USES OF THE TECHNOLOGY… LIKE USING A-I IN WAYS THAT WOULD VIOLATE CIVIL RIGHTS AND OR USING IT TO AUTOMATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
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