Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns

By JOSH BOAK and MATT O’BRIEN
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence. Monday’s order requires industry to develop safety and security standards, introduces new consumer protections and gives federal agencies an extensive to-do list to oversee the rapidly progressing technology. AI has been a source of deep personal curiosity for Biden, given its potential impact on the economy and national security. Biden had directed his staff to move with urgency on a policy that could maximize AI’s possibilities and contain its perils. The Democratic president’s order requires leading AI developers to share safety test results and other information with the government.