Stakeholders Eagerly Await President Biden's AI Executive Order

The Biden Administration is expected to release an executive order (EO) on AI in the coming weeks. The EO is expected to address concerns around individual rights and anticipated harms, and stakeholders anticipate the order will address issues such as copyright, recruitment of AI talent from overseas, domestic AI education, and national and cybersecurity. The EO is also expected to include directives pertaining to the federal government’s procurement of AI, and a requirement that cloud computing providers monitor and track customers whose usage of compute resources suggests that the customers are developing AI systems. The White House is also coordinating with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on industry guidelines for testing and evaluation of AI systems, and with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding federal agencies’ acquisition and use of AI.