(March 21, 2024)
President Biden has signed into law more than 400 bipartisan bills to support his Unity Agenda. The President recognizes that recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), while carrying enormous promise, also exacerbate these risks. President Biden has called for strong federal protections for Americans’ privacy. His Executive Order begins a process that will stop the large-scale transfer of this data—which includes intimate insights into Americans’ health, location, and finances—to countries like China and Russia. Since taking office, President Biden has moved swiftly to seize the promise and manage the risks of AI. The Executive Order on AI directed federal agencies to establish new high standards for AI safety and security, protect Americans’ privacy, advance equity and civil rights. These actions included using the Defense Production Act to compel developers of the most powerful AI systems to report vital safety information, assessing the risks from AI’s use in every critical infrastructure sector, and launching a pilot of the National AI Research Resource.