CSET’s Matthew Burtell and Helen Toner shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Lawfare. In their piece, they discuss the significant implications of government procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, emphasizing the need for high ethical and safety standards. They offer a helpful table-setting analysis, highlighting the Biden administration’s policy steps in the right direction, but also noting gaps and challenges.
Burtell and Toner highlight a critical challenge in the realm of AI, stating, “With AI, researchers are still in the early stages of identifying, measuring, and minimizing undesirable properties . . . The immaturity of the AI measurement and evaluation ecosystem is a significant roadblock to the implementation of the Biden administration’s AI procurement priorities.”
With AI, researchers are still in the early stages of identifying, measuring, and minimizing undesirable properties . . . The immaturity of the AI measurement and evaluation ecosystem is a significant roadblock to the implementation of the Biden administration’s AI procurement priorities.Matthew Burtell and Helen Toner
Read the full op-ed on Lawfare.