The past few weeks have been\nbusy with government events and announcements on AI Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The G20 on AI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ministers from the Group of 20 major economies conducted meetings<\/a> on trade and the digital economy. They produced guiding principles for using artificial intelligence based on principles adopted last month by the 36-member OECD and an additional six countries. The G20 guidelines call for users and developers of AI to be fair and accountable, with transparent decision-making processes and to respect the rule of law and values including privacy, equality, diversity and internationally recognized labor rights. Meanwhile, the principles also urge governments to ensure a fair transition for workers through training programs and access to new job opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bipartisan Group of Legislators Act on \u201cDeepfake\u201d Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The senators introduced legislation<\/a> Friday intended to lessen the threat posed by \u201cdeepfake\u201d videos — those created with AI technologies to manipulate original videos and produce misleading information. With this legislation, the Department of Homeland Security would conduct an annual study of deepfakes and related content and require the department\u00a0to assess the AI technologies used to create deepfakes. This could lead to changes to regulations or new regulations impacting the use of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hearing on Societal and Ethical Implications of AI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a\u00a0hearing.\u00a0 June 26th \u00a0on the societal and ethical implications of artificial intelligence, now available on video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan<\/a><\/strong>, released in June, is an update of the report by the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence of The National Science & Technology Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On\nFebruary 11, 2019, the President signed Executive Order 13859 Maintaining\nAmerican Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. According to Michael Kratsios, Deputy Assistant to the President for\nTechnology Policy, this order \u201claunched the American AI Initiative, which is a\nconcerted effort to promote and protect AI technology and innovation in the\nUnited States. The Initiative implements a whole-of-government strategy in\ncollaboration and engagement with the private sector, academia, the public, and\nlikeminded international partners. Among other actions, key directives in the\nInitiative call for Federal agencies to prioritize AI research and development\n(R&D) investments, enhance access to high-quality cyberinfrastructure and\ndata, ensure that the Nation leads in the development of technical standards\nfor AI, and provide education and training opportunities to prepare the\nAmerican workforce for the new era of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe first seven strategies\ncontinue from the 2016 Plan, reflecting the reaffirmation of the importance of\nthese strategies by multiple respondents from the public and government, with\nno calls to remove any of the strategies. The eighth strategy is new and\nfocuses on the increasing importance of effective partnerships between the\nFederal Government and academia, industry, other non-Federal entities, and international\nallies to generate technological breakthroughs in AI and to rapidly transition\nthose breakthroughs into capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Strategy 8: Expand\nPublic\u2013Private Partnerships to Accelerate Advances in AI is new in the June, 2019,\nplan and \u201creflects the growing importance of public-private partnerships\nenabling AI R&D an expands public-private partnerships to accelerate\nadvances in AI. Promote opportunities for sustained investment in AI R&D\nand for transitioning advances into practical capabilities, in collaboration\nwith academia, industry, international partners, and other non-Federal\nentities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Continued points from the seven\nStrategies in the previous Executive Order in February include<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. support for the\ndevelopment of instructional materials and teacher professional\ndevelopment in computer science at all levels, with emphasis at the K\u201312 levels<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. consideration of\nAI as a priority area within existing Federal fellowship and service\nprograms<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. development AI techniques\nfor human augmentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. emphasis on achieving\ntrust: AI system designers need to create accurate, reliable systems with\ninformative, user-friendly interfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is functioning again. NSTC is the principal means by which the Executive Branch coordinates science and technology policy across the diverse entities that make up the Federal research and development enterprise. A primary objective of the NSTC is to ensure that science and technology policy decisions and programs are consistent with the President\u2019s stated goals. The NSTC prepares research and development strategies that are coordinated across Federal agencies aimed at accomplishing multiple national goals. The work of the NSTC is organized under committees that oversee subcommittees and working groups focused on different aspects of science and technology. More information is available at https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/ostp\/nstc<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to provide the President and others within the Executive Office of the President with advice on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of the economy, national security, homeland security, health, foreign relations, the environment, and the technological recovery and use of resources, among other topics. OSTP leads interagency science and technology policy coordination efforts, assists the Office of Management and Budget with an annual review and analysis of Federal research and development (R&D) in budgets, and serves as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal Government. More information is available at https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/ostp<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Groups\nthat advise and assist the NSTC on AI include <\/p>\n\n\n\n *\nThe Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) addresses Federal AI\nR&D activities, including those related to autonomous systems, biometric\nidentification, computer vision, human computer interactions, machine learning,\nnatural language processing, and robotics. The committee supports policy on\ntechnical, national AI workforce issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n *\nThe Subcommittee on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence monitors the\nstate of the art in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence within\nthe Federal Government, in the private sector, and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n *\nThe Artificial Intelligence Research & Development Interagency Working\nGroup coordinates Federal R&D in AI and supports and coordinates activities\ntasked by the Select Committee on AI and the NSTC Subcommittee on Machine\nLearning and Artificial Intelligence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More information is available at https:\/\/www.nitrd.gov\/groups\/AI<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The past few weeks have been busy with government events and announcements on AI Policy. The G20 on AI Ministers from the Group of 20 major economies conducted meetings on trade and the digital economy. 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