Biden Unveils First AI Memo, Orders Agencies to Adopt AI with Guardrails to Outpace China

Oct 24, 2024, 04:24 PM

The Biden administration has unveiled the first-ever National Security Memorandum on artificial intelligence (AI), directing federal agencies, including the Pentagon and intelligence agencies, to increase their adoption of AI technologies to compete with rivals such as China. The memorandum aims to maintain U.S. leadership in AI, enhance national security operations, and establish guidelines to ensure ethical and responsible use of AI. It emphasizes human oversight in critical decisions, prohibits AI-only decisions in sensitive matters like asylum applications or nuclear weapons, and aims to protect AI technologies from foreign adversaries. The memo sets guardrails to balance innovation with security and human rights considerations.