The letter, led by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), recommends the administration use its so-called “AI Bill of Rights” as a guide to set policy across the federal government through an upcoming artificial intelligence executive order.
The non-binding AI Bill of Rights, released by the White House last year, outlines five key principles to guide the design, use and deployment of AI technology: focusing on safe and effective systems, algorithmic discrimination protections, data privacy, notice and explanation, and consideration of human alternatives.
“By turning the AI Bill of Rights from a non-binding statement of principles into federal policy, your Administration would send a clear message to both private actors and federal regulators: AI systems must be developed with guardrails,” the Democrats wrote.
“Doing so would also strengthen your Administration’s efforts to advance racial equity and support underserved communities, building on important work from previous executive orders,” they added.
Last month, before meeting with the president’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in San Francisco, Biden said he would be taking executive action “so America leads the way toward responsible AI innovation.”
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