CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expertise 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. While the order focuses on addressing threats related to national security, competition, and consumer privacy, experts highlight that it falls short in detailing the consequences for companies reporting dangerous AI models.
The basic philosophy here is there’s a small number of companies that are building these very sophisticated AI systems, and those companies are telling the government: ‘We don’t know what our systems can do, and we think they might be dangerous.’ And that’s kind of crazy.Helen Toner, Director of Strategy and Foundational Research Grants
Read the full article in TIME.