Vice President Kamala Harris plans to announce additional measures on Wednesday to curb the dangers of artificial intelligence as she prepares to attend a global summit in Britain where world and tech leaders will discuss the future of the technology .
On her visit, which will begin with a policy address at the US Embassy in London on Wednesday, Ms Harris plans to outline the guardrails the US government would want to implement to manage the risks of AI as it faces its own Presents as a global. Leader in the arena.
The steps Ms. Harris plans to announce include building on a sweeping executive order signed by President Biden this week and making its ideals part of broader global standards for a technology that shows great promise and carries risk.
They include a new draft policy from the Office of Management and Budget that will guide how federal agencies use artificial intelligence, which will be overseen by a new chief AI officer. He is also set to announce that 30 other countries have joined a “political declaration” created by the United States that seeks to establish “a set of norms for the responsible development, deployment, and use of military AI capabilities.” Also demands $200 million. Philanthropic funding to support the administration’s goals.
“The urgency of this moment will compel us to create a collective vision of this future,” Ms. Harris planned to say Wednesday, according to prepared remarks released by her office.
The executive order that Mr Biden signed on Monday is the United States’ most concrete regulatory effort in the AI sector to date. Among other things, it requires companies to report to the federal government about risks that their systems could help countries or terrorists create weapons of mass destruction. It also seeks to reduce the dangers of “deep fakes” – AI-generated audio and video that can be difficult to distinguish from authentic footage – that could influence elections or defraud consumers.
“President Biden and I believe that all leaders in government, civil society, and the private sector have a moral, ethical, and social duty to ensure that AI is adopted and advanced in a way that the public To protect against potential harm and ensure that everyone is able to enjoy its benefits, Ms. Harris planned to say in her remarks.
On Thursday, Ms Harris will represent the United States at a summit hosted by the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, that is expected to include tech figures such as Elon Musk and representatives from countries leading the way in AI such as China.
The United States has lagged behind countries like the European Union, China and Israel in regulating the technology, Congress has yet to pass major legislation on the subject and many of the provisions in Mr. Biden’s executive order remain largely unenforceable. . But the administration has secured agreements from top companies that have promised to manage the risks in the race to capitalize on the technology, and has established a “blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights” that focuses on consumer protections.
Among other announcements Wednesday will be a “virtual hackathon” in which the White House will invite teams of technology experts to create models that block unwanted robocalls from fraudsters who use AI-generated voices to target vulnerable populations such as the elderly. Can stop.
Ms Harris’s message will place particular emphasis on the consumer protection aspect of AI, including how it could exacerbate existing inequalities. Research has shown that AI programs can inadvertently produce biased results that discriminate based on race, gender, or age.
Ms Harris plans to focus on the “full spectrum” of risks such as bias, discrimination and the spread of misinformation, and argued that AI safety “must be based on the public interest.”
Ms Harris’s visit to Britain enhances her role as a diplomatic force for the administration, having visited 20 countries and more than 100 foreign leaders since her election. It also adds to his growing portfolio, which includes some of the toughest issues facing the United States, such as the migration crisis at the southern border.
While in London, Ms Harris also plans to discuss the wars in Israel and Ukraine with Mr Sunak. She and her husband Doug Emhoff will also have a private dinner with Mr Sunak and his wife.
cecilia kang Contributed to the reporting.
