Federal agencies ordered to use ‘most powerful’ AI systems in first-ever National Security Memo on AI
By Stephen Sorace, Fox News
10/24/2024
The U.S. National Security Council released on Thursday its first-ever memo on artificial intelligence (AI), ordering federal agencies to use the "most powerful" AI systems while balancing the risks associated with the new technology.
The National Security Memorandum (NSM)
details the U.S. approach to harnessing the power of AI for national security
and foreign policy purposes "to ensure that America leads the way in
seizing the promise and managing the risks of AI," senior administration
officials said.
"We are directing that the agencies gain access to the most
powerful AI systems and put them to use, which often involve substantial
efforts on procurement," the officials said.
The NSM, which was signed by President Biden, serves as the
framework for the AI Safety Institute in the Department of Commerce, which
already issued guidance on safe AI development and entered into agreements with
companies to test new AI systems before they are released publicly.
"This is our nation’s first-ever strategy for harnessing
the power and managing the risks of AI to advance our national
security," national security adviser
Jake Sullivan said as he described the new policy to students during an
appearance at the National Defense University in Washington.
U.S. national security
adviser Jake Sullivan said the framework will help the U.S. harness the power
of AI while managing the risks that the emerging technology poses. Getty Images
Recent advances in artificial intelligence have been hailed
as potentially transformative for a long list of industries and sectors,
including military, national security and intelligence.
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