October 2024 saw a National Security Memorandum and US framework for using AI in national security contexts. We go through the content so you don't have to, pull out the important bits, and summarize our main takeaways.
- (00:48) - The memorandum
- (06:28) - What the press is saying
- (10:39) - What's in the text
- (13:48) - Potential harms
- (17:32) - Miscellaneous notable stuff
- (31:11) - What's the US governments take on AI?
- (45:45) - The civil side - comments on reporting
- (49:31) - The commenters
- (01:07:33) - Our final hero
- (01:10:46) - The muck
Links
- United States National Security Memorandum on AI
- Fact Sheet on the National Security Memorandum
- Framework to Advance AI Governance and Risk Management in National Security
Related Media
- CAIS Newsletter - AI Safety Newsletter #43
- NIST report - Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile
- ACLU press release - ACLU Warns that Biden-Harris Administration Rules on AI in National Security Lack Key Protections
- Wikipedia article - Presidential Memorandum
- Reuters article - White House presses gov't AI use with eye on security, guardrails
- Forbes article - America’s AI Security Strategy Acknowledges There’s No Stopping AI
- DefenseScoop article - New White House directive prods DOD, intelligence agencies to move faster adopting AI capabilities
- NYTimes article - Biden Administration Outlines Government ‘Guardrails’ for A.I. Tools
- Forbes article - 5 Things To Know About The New National Security Memorandum On AI – And What ChatGPT Thinks
- Federal News Network interview - A look inside the latest White House artificial intelligence memo
- Govtech article - Reactions Mostly Positive to National Security AI Memo
- The Information article - Biden Memo Encourages Military Use of AI
Other Sources
- Physical Intelligence press release - π0: Our First Generalist Policy
- OpenAI press release - Introducing ChatGPT Search
- WhoPoo App!!
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