State of the AI Union: Artificial Intelligence at the US Federal Level

In this episode I review the current developments (May 2023) in artificial intelligence at the United States government federal level.

Episode transcript with links on Substack: https://scotpansing.substack.com/ 

Maintaining American Leadership in AI: Presidential Executive Order 13859 (2019): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/14/2019-02544/maintaining-american-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence

Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications: Presidential Office of Management and Budget (2020): https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/M-21-06.pdf 

Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework for the Intelligence Community: Office of the Director of National Intelligence (2020): https://www.intelligence.gov/artificial-intelligence-ethics-framework-for-the-intelligence-community 

Promoting the Use of Trustworthy AI in the Federal Government: Presidential Executive Order 13960 (2020): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/08/2020-27065/promoting-the-use-of-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence-in-the-federal-government 

National AI Initiative Act (2020), law passed 2021: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6216/text 

Model Risk Management Handbook: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (2021): https://occ.gov/publications-and-resources/publications/comptrollers-handbook/files/model-risk-management/index-model-risk-management.html

Trustworthy AI (TAI) Playbook: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2021): https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-trustworthy-ai-playbook.pdf 

Artificial Intelligence at the National Institutes of Health (NIH): https://datascience.nih.gov/artificial-intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Fairness Initiative: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (2021): https://www.eeoc.gov/ai 

Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (2022): https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/ 

Responsible Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Implementation Pathway: US Department of Defense (2022): https://media.defense.gov/2022/Jun/22/2003022604/-1/-1/0/Department-of-Defense-Responsible-Artificial-Intelligence-Strategy-and-Implementation-Pathway.PDF

Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022, proposed law: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6580/text 

Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence: Library of Congress U.S. Copyright Office (2023): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-16/pdf/2023-05321.pdf 

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): https://www.nist.gov/artificial-intelligence https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.100-1.pdf

Strengthening and Democratizing the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Innovation Ecosystem: National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force (2023): https://www.ai.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NAIRR-TF-Final-Report-2023.pdf 

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): https://www.uspto.gov/initiatives/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-reports https://www.uspto.gov/blog/director/entry/with-artificial-intelligence-speeding-the 

Joint Statement on Enforcement Efforts Against Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Dept. of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (2023): https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_joint-statement-enforcement-against-discrimination-bias-automated-systems_2023-04.pdf 

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Promote Responsible AI Innovation that Protects Americans’ Rights and Safety: White House Statement (2023): https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/04/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-actions-to-promote-responsible-ai-innovation-that-protects-americans-rights-and-safety/ 

Oliver Patel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-patel/