Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Key AI Actions Following President Biden’s Landmark Executive Order

President Biden issued a landmark Executive Order to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise and managing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI). On January 29, Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed convened the White House AI Council, and agencies reported on their 90-day actions tasked by the Executive Order. The Executive Order directed a sweeping range of actions within 90 days to address some of AI’s biggest threats to safety and security. To mitigate these and other risks, agencies have:

• Used Defense Production Act authorities to compel developers of the most powerful AI systems to report vital information, especially AI safety test results, to the Department of Commerce.
• Proposed a draft rule that proposes to compel U.S. cloud companies that provide computing power for foreign AI training to report that they are doing so.
• Completed risk assessments covering AI’s use in every critical infrastructure sector.

In order to seize AI’s enormous promise and deepen the US lead in AI innovation, agencies have also:

• Launched a pilot of the National AI Research Resource—catalyzing broad-based innovation, competition, and more equitable access to AI research.
• Launched an AI Talent Surge to accelerate hiring AI professionals across the federal government, including through a large-scale hiring action for data scientists.
• Began the EducateAI initiative to help fund educators creating high-quality, inclusive AI educational opportunities at the K-12 through undergraduate levels.
• Announced the funding of new Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines), including with a focus on advancing AI. 
• Established an AI Task Force at the Department of Health and Human Services to develop policies to provide regulatory clarity and catalyze AI innovation in health care.