Earlier this month, the Office of Management and Budget issued guidance on responsible AI acquisition by the federal government. The guidance (fact sheet available here) lays out specific requirements and suggested best practices for federal agencies to follow when acquiring AI.
The memo emphasizes three strategic goals — “managing AI risks and performance,” “promoting a competitive AI market with innovative acquisition,” and “ensuring collaboration across the federal government” — and builds on OMB guidance released earlier this year that detailed how federal agencies could and should use AI. Both sets of guidelines were mandated as part of President Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI.
The earlier memo placed particular emphasis on mitigating risks posed by “safety-impacting” and “rights-impacting” AI and required agencies to develop minimum practices for deploying these types of systems. Agencies have until December 1, 2024, to institute those practices.
This newsletter excerpt is from the October 17, 2024, edition of policy.ai — CSET’s newsletter on artificial intelligence, emerging technology, and security policy, written by Alex Friedland. Other stories from this edition include:
- Governor Newsom Vetoes Sweeping AI Regulation, SB 1047
- OpenAI Raises $6.6 Billion — But Departures Point to Difficult Transition
- Tech Giants Tap Nuclear Power for Their AI Data Centers
- Commerce Considering Country-Specific Chip Export Caps
- FTC Cracks Down on AI Over-Promising
- DOD Announces Replicator 2 — Counter-Drone Defenses the Focus
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