The Biden Administration on Monday issued what it’s calling a “landmark” executive order designed to help channel the significant promise and manage the many risks of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The wide-ranging EO is meant to set new standards for AI safety and security, while offering guidance to help ensure algorithms and models are equitable, transparent and trustworthy.
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive strategy for responsible innovation, the Executive Order builds on previous actions the President has taken, including work that led to voluntary commitments from 15 leading companies to drive safe, secure, and trustworthy development of AI.
Among its many prescriptions for safer and more standardized AI innovation, the order contains some specific directives related to algorithms used in healthcare settings, designed to protect patients from harm, Healthcare IT News reports. Read more.
