On Monday, U.S. President Biden revoked a 2023 executive order aimed at reducing the risks associated with artificial intelligence for consumers, workers, and national security.
Biden's order mandated developers of AI systems posing risks to U.S. national security, economy, public health, or safety to share safety test results with the U.S. government before release to the public under the Defense Production Act.
Besides, the order tasked agencies with establishing testing standards and addressing various risks like chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cybersecurity risks. This action followed the failure of U.S. lawmakers to enact legislation regulating AI development.
Contrastingly, the 2024 Republican Party platform pledged to repeal the order, citing obstruction to AI innovation, and advocated for AI development supporting free speech and human well-being.
Generative AI, enabling the creation of text, photos, and videos by responding to prompts, has generated both anticipation and concerns due to potential job displacement and other adverse effects.
Recently, the U.S. Commerce Department's technology export actions faced backlash from industry players, including companies such as Nvidia.
In a separate move, Biden issued an order to provide federal backing for meeting the significant energy demands of rapidly expanding advanced AI data centers by proposing the leasing of federal sites owned by the Defense and Energy departments—a directive untouched by Trump.