White House: Developers of ‘powerful AI systems’ now have to report safety test results to government
The White House says “developers of the most powerful AI systems” will now have to report AI safety test results to the Department of Commerce in the wake of an executive order issued by President Biden aimed at “managing the risks” of the technology. The news comes as Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed is convening the White House AI Council on Monday, consisting of “top officials from a wide range of federal departments and agencies” who have reported completing 90-day actions and advancing other directives tasked by the order Biden signed last October, according to the White House. Among those actions was that they “[u]sed Defense Production Act authorities to compel developers of the most powerful AI systems to report vital information, especially AI safety test results, to the Department of Commerce,” the White House said. “These companies now must share this information on the most powerful AI systems, and they must likewise report large computing clusters able to train these systems,” the White House added. WHITE HOUSE URGES CONGRESS TO ACT FOLLOWING ‘ALARMING’ AI TAYLOR SWIFT IMAGES The White House added the order is focused on “assessing AI’s risks for critical infrastructure, and hindering foreign actors’ efforts to develop AI for harmful purposes.” ISRAEL CREATES AI PLATFORM TO TRACK THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN GAZA Ben Buchanan, the White House special adviser on AI, told The Associated Press that the U.S. government wants “to know AI systems are safe before they’re released to the public – the president has been very clear that companies need to meet that bar.” “We know that AI has transformative effects and potential,” Buchanan added. “We’re not trying to upend the apple cart there, but we are trying to make sure the regulators are prepared to manage this technology.”
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Red states pushing to block abortion measures from statewide ballots ahead of 2024 election
Republican-led legislatures are pushing to block statewide ballot measures on abortion in 2024, following a series of defeats on the issue. Further abortion restrictions have proven unpopular in multiple ballot measures since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Legislators in Missouri and Mississippi are now pushing to keep the issue in the hands of lawmakers. The Mississippi House passed a measure banning residents from putting abortion initiatives up for a vote on a statewide ballot, while Missouri “It took 50 years … to overturn Roe v. Wade,” said Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, a Republican. “We weren’t going to let it just be thrown out the window by folks coming in from out of state, spending 50 million bucks and running an initiative through.” FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN INVITES TEXAS WOMAN WHO SOUGHT ILLEGAL ABORTION TO STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS In Missouri, pro-life groups are pushing legislation that would require an existing abortion ballot measure to win a majority vote in five of the state’s eight congressional districts, in addition to a simple statewide majority. BILL MAHER, SETH MACFARLANE CLASH ON MEDIA TRUSTWORTHINESS: ‘THEY PRINT THE NARRATIVE. THEY DON’T PRINT TRUTH’ Meanwhile, Democrats in Mississippi argue the measure is “undemocratic.” “This is an extremely undemocratic way to harm access to reproductive health care,” pro-choice operative Sofia Tomov told AP. “It’s infringing on people’s ability to participate in the democratic process.” The GOP push comes as blue states like New Jersey advance extensive protections for abortion. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the state’s Legislature are pushing efforts to cover out-of-pocket costs for women who decide to have an abortion. Ten states, including New Jersey, require health insurers to cover abortion services, but it is the only one of those states that allows out-of-pocket costs, according to nonprofit KFF, which researches health care issues. The governor’s push for the legislation comes after Democrats expanded their majority in the state legislature and during a presidential election year in which the party hopes the issue of abortion will propel their candidates across the country to victory in November. Fox News’ Landon Mion and the Associated Press contributed to this report
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Indian warship ensures safe release of Iranian vessel hijacked by pirates
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