DoD, Fed Officials Pushing for Smarter, SaferAIIntegration - Meri Talk
13 that agencies can adopt a range of strategies to mitigaterisksassociated with AI adoption while also fostering more positive perceptions of the …
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Into 2025:AIBlooming Into Major Player in Fed IT - Meri Talk
The Biden-Harris administration released itsartificial intelligence(AI) ...risksthat their models will be deliberately misused to cause harm …
Senate Bill Seeks to CreateAISafety Review Office in Commerce - Meri Talk
The new office's mission would be to prioritize safeguarding U.S. national security against extremerisks– chemical, biological, radiological, …
DoE Using AI for Emergency Response, Nukes Assessment, Official Says - Meri Talk
In April, the department released a report on the potential benefits andrisksof AI use for critical energy infrastructure. It found that AI has …
GAO: DHS Needs to Hone AI Risk Assessment for Critical Infrastructure - Meri Talk
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) needs to update its AI riskassessment guidance for agencies that protect critical infrastructure, …
HouseAITask Force Unveils Blueprint for Future Policy in US - Meri Talk
...risks. It also addresses shortfalls in the Federal AI workforce and presents 66 key findings and 89 recommendations, organized into 14 areas …
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DoJ Needs to Have an UpdatedAIStrategy, OIG Says - Meri Talk
... risks of generative AI this year, but the management of AI risksundoubtedly poses a major challenge to the department as the technology is new …
NIST AISI Establishes New Taskforce - Meri Talk
...Risksof AI for National Security (TRAINS) Taskforce, bringing ...riskassessments for advanced AI systems. “By bringing together the …
IARPA Advances BENGAL Program - Meri Talk
...AI models? To what extent canhallucinationsoccur in these [systems],” said Muller, speaking at the GovCIO 2024AISummit. BENGAL performers will …
Agencies Full Steam Ahead One Year After Biden'sAIEO - Meri Talk
The EO directed sweeping actions to manage AI'ssafety and securityrisks, protect Americans' privacy, advance equity and civil rights, stand up for …
New ISC2 Cyber Report: Talent Gaps,AI Risks Raise Red Flags - Meri Talk
As cybersecurity talent continues to thin relative to demand andartificial intelligenceadoption surges, organizations are being left exposed to …
White House UnveilsAIGuidance for National Security, Bolstering AISI - Meri Talk
... risk management, evaluations, accountability, and transparency. This guidance requires agencies to monitor, assess, and mitigate AI risksrelated …
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Army Counting on Industry Help forAITesting, Algorithm Integration - Meri Talk
...risksand controls for integrating third-party AI algorithms. The ...AI-driventhreatsand boosting military capabilities. It also includes …
White House Wants Input on Feds' Use of PII inAI- Meri Talk
Specifically, OMB wants to know what guidance it should consider administering to agencies on ways to mitigate privacyrisksfrom Feds' handling of …
IST Report:AIEmpowers Cybersecurity, Supercharges Threats- Meri Talk
Asartificial intelligence-assisted cyberattacks grow and deepfakes, data breaches, and other cybersecurityrisksloom,AI will continue to be an …
NIST Seeks Input on Chem-BioAIModel Risksand Safety - Meri Talk
The posting notes that though the “rapid advancement” of chem-bio AI models has produced powerful and beneficial results, it also comes withrisks. “ …
AIEthics: Officials Discuss Paths to Safe, Purpose-DrivenAI- Meri Talk
Meri Talk“You're imagining what it can potentially do, as opposed to making decisions, intelligent decisions aboutrisk.” Delester Brown, chief data officer …
Human Rights Orgs Call on DHS to End SomeAIUses - Meri Talk
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires agencies to comply withriskmanagement practices for AI use cases that have been identified as …
Cyber Defender Q&A: REI's Garrett LaudsAIPotential, Warns on Workforce - Meri Talk
... cybersecurity, as well as the need to approach AI with a measure of caution forrisksthe technology can introduce …
NIST AISI Signs First-EverAITesting Pacts With Anthropic, OpenAI - Meri Talk
...AI capabilities and safetyrisks, as well as ways to mitigate thoserisks. The AISI also plans to work with its partners at the U.K.AISafety …
White House Sets Dec. 16 Deadline for Feds' 2024AIInventory - Meri Talk
For a particular use of AI that cannot feasibly meet OMB's minimumriskmanagement practices by December, an agency may request an extension by Oct …
State Dept., GPO DetailAIDeployments for Automation, Security - Meri Talk
...AI in developing and protecting against cyberthreats. Lacy also ...AI is also better suited to catch errors or securityrisksposed by …
VA Leveraging AI to Empower Employees Helping Veterans - Meri Talk
...risksbetter.” Yuen added that despite not offering AI tech directly to vets, “everything we're doing is ultimately veteran-focused, and even …
OMBAILead Moves to NIST's EmergingAIInstitute - Meri Talk
...AI in high-riskways.” Stosz began his work at OMB in July 2022 as a policy advisor. Nine months later, in March 2023, he moved up to serve as the …
Senate Commerce Approves Bill Authorizing NIST'sAISafety Institute - Meri Talk
... AI,” and said that NIST's latest AI riskmanagement framework for generative AI cited “extraordinary” risks including misinformation …
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NIST AISI Releases First Set of Draft Guidance on Dual-Use Models - Meri Talk
9 – offer seven key approaches for mitigating therisksthat AI models ...AI developers can manage theriskof AI models being “deliberately” misused …
NTIAAIReport Calls on Feds to Embrace 'Openness' in Innovation - Meri Talk
... focused on embracing openness in AI while also calling for active monitoring ofrisksin powerful AI models …
Legislators Take Aim atAI-Fueled Bias in Housing - Meri Talk
...risksof AI technology, with some warning about thedangersof “rushing legislation” on use of the technology. Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry …
Tech Biggies Launch Secure-by-DesignAICoalition - Meri Talk
...AI systems' classical and uniquerisks.” The group said its scope ...AI security governance: developing best practices andriskassessment frameworks …
DHSAICorps Lead: Gen AI Needs Program Akin to FedRAMP - Meri Talk
“There's a desire to have almost like a FedRAMP-like process for the AI specificrisksof generative AI, and I think the OMB memo doesn't envision …