AI IN HEALTHCARE

1. Internal and external security testing of their AI systems prior to release
2. Sharing information on managing AI risks with industry, government, civil society and academia
3. Investing in cybersecurity and insider threat safeguards to protect proprietary and unreleased model weights
4. Facilitating third-party discovery and reporting of vulnerabilities in their AI systems
5. Developing robust technical mechanisms, such as watermarking systems, to ensure that users know when content is AI generated
6. Publicly reporting the capabilities, limitations and areas of appropriate and inappropriate use of their AI systems
7. Prioritizing research on the societal risks posed by AI technology, including avoiding harmful bias and discrimination, and protecting privacy and
8. Developing and deploying advanced AI systems to help address important societal challenges.

 
The White House also announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will soon release draft policy guidance for federal agencies to ensure that the development, procurement and use of AI systems centers around safeguarding the American people’s rights and safety.

• Interim report: At the six-month mark, the commission will submit to Congress and the President an interim report, which will include proposals for any urgent regulatory or enforcement actions.
• Final report: At the year mark, the commission will submit to Congress and the President its final report, which will include findings and recommendations for a comprehensive, binding regulatory framework.
• Follow-up report: One year after the final report, the commission will submit to Congress and the President a follow-up report, which will include any new findings and revised recommendations. The report will include necessary adjustments pertaining to further developments since the final report’s publication.

1. AI is expanding in use and, with that, poses a potential harm to national security.
2. Concerns were expressed about AI misinformation in the upcoming 2024 election, the negative impacts of AI on children, and the harm of data collection and AI use overseas with different regulations than in the U.S.
3. Concerns were expressed regarding loss of jobs to AI, though there was also recognition of the economic benefits of AI.
4. Committee members emphasized the need for bipartisan support for carefully crafted legislation.

1. Security: Protecting national security, as well as economic security for workers by mitigating and responding to job loss
2. Accountability: Supporting the deployment of responsible systems to address concerns around misinformation and bias, as well as addressing concerns around intellectual property, copyright and liability
3. Foundations: Requiring that AI systems align with democratic values, promoting AI’s societal benefits while avoiding the potential harms, and ensuring that the American government is a leader in writing the rules of the road on AI
4. Explain: Determining what information the federal government needs from AI developers and deployers to be a better steward of the public good, and what information the public needs to know about an AI system, data or content
5. Innovation: Supporting US-led innovation in AI, focusing on technologies that unlock the potential of AI and maintaining US leadership in the technology

 
The speech also emphasized the need for Congress to address AI. Senator Schumer stated he would launch a series of “AI Insight Forums” in Fall 2023 featuring top AI developers, executives, scientists, community leaders, workers, national security experts and others, which will form the foundation for more detailed policy proposals for Congress. In addition, Senator Schumer has committees developing bipartisan legislation and a bipartisan gang of non-committee chairs working to further develop the Senate’s policy response. A one-page summary of the SAFE Innovation Framework is available here.

• Interim report: At the six-month mark, the commission will submit to Congress and the President an interim report, which will include proposals for any urgent regulatory or enforcement actions.
• Final report: At the year mark, the commission will submit to Congress and the President its final report, which will include findings and recommendations for a comprehensive, binding regulatory framework.
• Follow-up report: One year after the final report, the commission will submit to Congress and the President a follow-up report, which will include any new findings and revised recommendations. The report will include necessary adjustments pertaining to further developments since the final report’s publication.