16 November 2024

White House Releases Memo on AI and National Security

Katherine Pompilio

On Oct. 24, President Joe Biden released a memorandum on advancing U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence (AI); harnessing AI to fulfill national security objectives; and fostering the safety, security, and trustworthiness of AI.

The White House memo—which fulfills the directive set forth in Biden’s executive order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence—is divided into seven sections: policy, objectives, promoting and securing foundational AI capabilities; responsibly harnessing AI to achieve national security objectives; fostering a stable, responsible, and globally beneficial international AI governance landscape; ensuring effective coordination, execution, and reporting of AI policy; and definitions.

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