Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania Business Central
(By Mary Binker and Susanna Bagdasarova)
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order 14110 on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,”[1] taking a significant step toward shaping the future of AI[2] and its regulation. The Order, which reflects growing calls for federal guidance on AI from public and private stakeholders, focuses on establishing a framework for safe, secure, and trustworthy AI development, focusing on ethical innovation, national security, and global cooperation. The Order builds on the White House’s October 2022 “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights”[3] and the National Institute of Standards & Technology’s (NIST) January 2023 “Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework.”[4]
The Order is broad in scope, covering a spectrum of industries and issues, including the establishment of new standards for AI safety and security; protection of privacy; advancement of equity and civil rights; support of consumers, patients, and employees; and promotion of innovation and competition.
Although the Order is primarily applicable to federal agencies, it reflects a vision and roadmap for AI regulation intended to guide both industry standards and future federal legislation.
The Order sets out eight principles and priorities to guide policymaking on AI systems:
- AI must be safe and secure, requiring robust, reliable, repeatable, and standardized evaluations of AI systems, as well as mechanisms to test, understand, and mitigate risks.
- The U.S. should promote responsible innovation, competition, and collaboration through investments in AI-related education, training, development, research, and capacity as well as by opposing monopolies and unlawful collusion with respect to key assets.