Trump's AI task force gets to work: AI labs told to report rogue model behaviour
At its first meeting, the "Super Intelligence" task force adopted a charter and commissioned a risk report. New laws were not on the agenda.
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The AI task force set up by US President Donald Trump held its first official meeting on Thursday and adopted its charter, starting a 120-day period. The body is chaired by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton; its leadership also includes FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, Scott Kupor of the Office of Personnel Management and, as vice chair, defence under secretary Emil Michael.
According to The Next Web, the task force commissioned a report on AI risks from the President's science advisers – covering cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, biosecurity and dual-use applications, and model control and accountability. Committees will deal with incident reporting and response, critical infrastructure, and law enforcement and consumer protection. The charter states that the labs are ultimately responsible for the risks and opportunities their models amplify and accelerate.
AI companies are to report rogue behaviour by their models and fix it immediately. Delayed notification and inadequate corrective action "will not be tolerated", the task force's leaders warned. According to The Next Web, it is still unclear what counts as an incident and what the consequences of violations will be. According to a White House account, no new laws or rules were discussed at the meeting.