CSET submitted the following comment in response to a Request for Comment (RFC) from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) about a draft memorandum providing guidance to government agencies regarding the appointment of Chief AI Officers, Risk Management for AI, and other processes following the October 30, 2023 Executive Order on AI.

The recent Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence will have major implications for biotechnology. The EO demonstrates that the White House considers biorisk a major concern for AI safety and security. In this blog post CSET’s bio experts explain the bio-relevant takeaways of the executive order, add some additional context, and note their remaining questions about its implementation.

There’s a lot to digest in the October 30 White House’s AI Executive Order. Our tracker is a useful starting point to identify key provisions and monitor the government’s progress against specific milestones, but grappling with the substance is an entirely different matter. This blog post, focusing on Section 4 of the EO (“Developing Guidelines, Standards, and Best Practices for AI Safety and Security”), is the first in a series that summarizes interesting provisions, shares some of our initial reactions, and highlights some of CSET’s research that may help the USG tackle the EO.

On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration released its long-awaited Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. CSET has broken down the EO, focusing on specific government deliverables. Our EO Provision and Timeline tracker lists which agencies are responsible for actioning EO provisions and their deadlines.

In an op-ed published in Foreign Policy, CSET’s Steph Batalis discusses the potential misuse of artificial intelligence chatbots in providing instructions for the construction of biological weapons.

In a recent Nature article, CSET's Helen Toner lends her expertise to the discussion on groundbreaking developments in governmental oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States and the United Kingdom.

In an article published by GovCIO that delves into the recent artificial intelligence (AI) executive order issued by the White House, CSET's Heather Frase provided her expert analysis.

In their op-ed featured in TIME, CSET's Emelia Probasco and Dewey Murdick provide their expert analysis on the increasing reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) in various sectors, such as restaurants and news publishing, and emphasizes the need for regulations that extend beyond major companies and government users.

In an article published by TIME that discusses President Biden's recent Executive Order on artificial intelligence (AI) and the uncertainties surrounding its practical implementation, CSET's Helen Toner shared her expert analysis.

In a KCBS Radio segment discussing President Joe Biden's sweeping executive order regulating and guiding the development of artificial intelligence, CSET's Lauren Kahn provides her expert insights.