Data & Society

Decoding the AI Executive Order

Nov 8, 2023

An analysis of the recently released AI executive order by the Biden administration and its implications for AI governance and accountability. The challenges in implementing the order, including the appointment of a chief AI officer and improving transparency of AI use cases in government. The impact of the order on AI practices in the government and private sector, and the lack of guidance on federal grants for surveillance technology.

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The executive order and the OMB memo mandate accountability for AI, enforcing civil rights protections and setting safety standards for government agencies.

The executive order and the OMB memo establish the federal government as a model for accountable AI, providing a roadmap for state and municipal governments to develop their own regulatory standards.

The executive order and the OMB memo demonstrate that AI governance is an ongoing process, indicating the development of further guidance and legislation.

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Mandating hard accountability for AI

The executive order and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo mandate hard accountability for AI. This means enforcing civil rights protections, ensuring companies developing AI models report on safety evaluations, and setting a minimum bar of safety and rights protections for government agencies using AI.

Introduction

3min

AI Executive Order: Accountability and Governance

29min

Implementation Challenges and Role of Chief AI Officer

3min

Improving Transparency of AI Use Cases in Government

7min

Discussion on the Power of Government Purse in Shifting Business Practices for AI Safety and Equity

3min

The Lack of Guidance on Federal Grants for Surveillance Technology

14min

On October 30, the White House issued its long-awaited executive order on artificial intelligence. We’re heartened by the order’s focus on some of AI’s most pressing real-world harms, and especially encouraged by its commitment to apply mandatory rights-protecting practices to the federal government’s use of AI, drawing heavily from the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. A key issue now will be implementing the order’s directives, and addressing the need to put money and people quickly into action across the federal government to advance a very ambitious plan on a short timeline. Our November 7 at 11 a.m. ET during a special LinkedIn Live event featured analysis of the AI executive order with Data & Society’s Executive Director Janet Haven, Policy Director Brian Chen and two coauthors of the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: D&S Senior Policy Fellow Sorelle Friedler and Brown University Professor and D&S Board Member Suresh Venkatasubramanian. They offered their impressions of the order, considered the implications of guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, and reflected on what’s next for policy and the field.

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Data & Society

Decoding the AI Executive Order

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Mandating hard accountability for AI

Setting the federal government as a model for AI governance

AI governance as an iterative process

The need for legislative action

Challenges and opportunities in implementation

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