The Department of Homeland Security said it has created a new federal Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, with 22 representatives including tech leaders such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang.
The board will be “focused on practical guidelines and best practices for safe, secure and responsible AI: Not a board focused on theory,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on a press briefing call, reported by Axios.
Read more:
- Over 20 technology and critical infrastructure executives, civil rights leaders, academics, and policymakers join mew DHS Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board to advance AI’s responsible development and deployment (DHS)
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Key AI Actions 180 days following President Biden’s landmark executive order (The White House)
- Altman handpicked for Homeland Security’s AI safety board (Axios)
Flashback:
- Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (The White House, Oct 2023)