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With contributions from Arden Bentley The Trump Administration has a clear goal of securing and strengthening American leadership and global competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI). Successfully achieving this goal depends on continued U.S. engagement in multilateral institutions and global conversations. Active U.S. participation in multilateral forums, like the OECD, Organization for American [...]
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In November, 91pro视频 was on the ground on the margins of the inaugural Convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, and provided perspectives on the activities that we thought would be most helpful in advancing the international conversation on AI Safety. Now, we鈥檙e rapidly approaching the long-awaited AI Action Summit, scheduled to take place in Paris, France on February 10 and 11, [...]
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This week in San Francisco, the United States will convene the International Network of AI Safety Institutes (hereafter 鈥淣etwork鈥�), established with the signing of the Seoul Statement of Intent toward International Cooperation on AI Safety Science at the Seoul Summit in May 2024. This will be the first time these leaders 鈥� which consists of representatives from AI Safety Institutes in Australia, Canada, [...]
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To meet its 270-day deadlines pursuant to U.S. President Joe Biden鈥檚 Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence, the U.S. Department of Commerce recently published a tranche of documents. As part of that release, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued detailed guidance on AI safety, risk management, and responsible development and deployment. [...]
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EU legislators are preparing for the next round of trilogue negotiations on the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which has the important goal of improving cybersecurity across the European single market. As policymakers discuss key features in the new regulation, including the scope and definitions, classification of critical products, and reporting obligations of manufacturers, we urge them to ensure [...]
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On June 14, the European Parliament voted to approve its text of the European Union鈥檚 Artificial Intelligence Act, which would levy obligations on developers of high-risk AI systems as well as developers of foundation models. The vote paved the way to the opening of negotiations with EU Member States 鈥� the so-called trilogues 鈥� which will determine the final text of the AI Act in the coming months. [...]
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As the Biden Administration develops its National Security Strategy (NSS), the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is also undertaking an effort to develop a National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) to be housed under the NSS. The NCS will be instrumental to ensuring that America鈥檚 cybersecurity posture is fit-for-purpose, reflects the constantly evolving threat landscape, and can help build [...]
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On March 15, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill into law, which included innovative provisions that introduce new cyber incident reporting obligations for critical infrastructure owners and operators, such as those in the communications, information technology, energy, and financial services sectors. At a moment when other countries are also pondering if and how to [...]
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Recent cybersecurity incidents, notably the sophisticated nation-state backed supply chain compromise of SolarWinds and the profoundly disruptive ransomware attack of the Colonial Pipeline, have placed the cybersecurity posture of the U.S. in sharp focus. Of particular interest to U.S. policymakers is understanding the lessons that can be learned from these significant cybersecurity incidents. The [...]
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On February 25, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold an industry listening session to gather stakeholder feedback and perspectives on various aspects of the National Strategy to Secure 5G (鈥淣ational Strategy鈥�) and Implementation Plan, including input into principles for fostering global 5G vendor diversity and open, interoperable architectures. The National [...]