Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

droidjj

What seem like the most interesting bits, selectively pruned of legalese: >Within 60 days of the date of this order, the [executive branch] shall: >(a) develop and maintain a classified benchmarking process to assess the advanced cyber capabilities of AI models and determine the threshold at which an AI model should be designated a “covered frontier model” for the purposes of this order, sharing such assessments with AI developers and researchers as appropriate. … >(b) design a voluntary framework with AI developers through which developers would be able to: (i) engage the Federal Government to determine whether model(s) under development meet the designation of “covered frontier model”; (ii) provide the Federal Government with access to covered frontier models, subject to [some conditions]; and (iii) collaborate with the Federal Government to select trusted partners that will have early access to covered frontier models to promote secure innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure. So… it’s entirely “voluntary”? This has no teeth.

MrOrelliOReilly

My read is that this is motivated purely by cybersecurity concerns. I don't have the impression that the whitehouse is suddenly x-risk pilled. Still, it's good to see the US taking steps towards regulation of powerful AI. Also a sign that regulation remains a topic with bipartisan interest. I'm not really clear what it means to be designated a "covered frontier model" however? If it's a standard term, I haven't encountered it before.