
Tech On The Hill
Ep. 4: Toward Data Privacy, the Biden Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
Nov 14, 2023
Cobun Zweifel-Keegan discusses Biden's AI executive order emphasizing privacy, privacy-enhancing technologies, NIST guidelines, and federal privacy legislation. They delve into privacy impact assessments in AI, OMB oversight, and voice cloning technologies' impact on privacy.
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- The Biden executive order on AI emphasizes the use of privacy-enhancing technologies like encryption and data obfuscation for protecting personal information.
- Government agencies are directed to conduct updated privacy impact assessments for AI systems to ensure responsible data acquisition and governance, fostering comprehensive federal privacy legislation.
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Privacy Enhancing Technologies in the Executive Order
The executive order on artificial intelligence issued by President Biden focuses on privacy enhancing technologies (PETs). PETs are crucial tools in maintaining privacy by incorporating encryption and obfuscation technologies. The order instructs the National Science Foundation to initiate projects for developing improved PETs to counterbalance AI advancements that may compromise privacy. NIST is tasked to produce guidelines for agencies to implement PETs, ensuring robust encryption tools and technologies to protect personal information.
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