{"id":161945,"date":"2023-06-21T10:06:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=161945"},"modified":"2023-06-21T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:06:09","slug":"president-biden-on-seizing-the-opportunities-and-managing-the-risks-of-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=161945","title":{"rendered":"President Biden on Seizing the Opportunities and Managing the Risks of Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco, CA&#8230;Well, thanks for joining me today, everyone.  I appreciate it very much.  And especially thanks to my buddy Governor Newsom, who is one of the best governors I\u2019ve ever worked with, and Arati, the \u2014 my director of my Office of Science and Technology and Policy.  And earlier this year, we met with my Council on Science and Technology Advisors and \u2014 and some of America\u2019s top minds to discuss the possibilities and the risks associated with artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EV5QrykvZIQ\" title=\"President Biden Participates in a Meeting on Artificial Intelligence with Civil Society Leaders\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In May, Kamala and I convened the CEOs of American companies foremost involved in AI development to underscore their responsibility in making sure their products are used safely before making them public.<\/p>\n<p>The same here today: I want to hear directly from the experts.  And these are the world \u2014 some of the world\u2019s leading experts on this issue and the intersection of technology and society, who we \u2014 who we can provide a range \u2014 who can provide a range of perspectives for us and \u2014 on AI\u2019s enormous promise and its risks.<\/p>\n<p>As I\u2019ve said before, we\u2019re \u2014 we\u2019ll see more technological change in the next 10 years than we\u2019ve seen in the last 50 years and maybe even beyond that.  And AI is already driving that change in every part of the American life, often in ways we don\u2019t notice.<\/p>\n<p>AI is already making it easier to search the Internet, helping us drive to our destinations while avoiding traffic in real time.  AI is going to change the way we teach, learn, and help solve challenges like disease and climate change \u2014 and giving \u2014 giving the time to focus on the things that matter most to you personally.<\/p>\n<p>But in seizing this moment, we need to manage the risks to our society, to our economy, and our national security.  My administration is committed \u2014 is committed to safeguarding America\u2019s rights and safety, from protecting privacy, to addressing bias and disinformation, to making sure AI systems are safe before they are released. <\/p>\n<p>Last October, we proposed an AI Bill of Rights to ensure that important protections are built into the AI systems from the very start. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, I signed an executive order to direct my Cabinet to root out bias in the design and use of AI. <\/p>\n<p>And in May, we announced a new strategy for funding the respon- \u2014 for responsible AI development so Americans can lead the way and drive breakthroughs in this critical area, from cybersecurity to public health to ar- \u2014 agriculture to education and, quite frankly, so much more. <\/p>\n<p>Social media has already shown us the harm of powerful \u2014 that powerful \u2014 powerful technology can do without the right safeguards in place.  That\u2019s why I said at the State of the Union that Congress needs to pass bipartisan privacy legislation to impose strict limits on personal data collection, ban targeting advertising to our children, and require companies to put health and safety first. <\/p>\n<p>Next month, the Vice President will be \u2014 will convene the civil rights leaders of America, consumer protection groups, and civil society to continue the \u2014 our administration\u2019s ongoing engagement on AI. <\/p>\n<p>But today, I\u2019d like to hear more from this group, because I have a lot to learn and we also have a lot to discuss.  So, I\u2019d like to ask the press to leave the room.  Thank you for coming in. <\/p>\n<p>Q    Mr. President, have you spoken to your son today?  Have you spoken to Hunter today?<\/p>\n<p>(Cross-talk by reporters.)<\/p>\n<p>Q    Mr. President, any reaction to his guilty plea?<\/p>\n<p>(Cross-talk by reporters.)<\/p>\n<p>Q    Have you spoken to your son today, Mr. President?<\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  I\u2019m very proud of my son.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco, CA&#8230;Well, thanks for joining me today, everyone. I appreciate it very much. And especially thanks to my buddy Governor Newsom, who is one of the best governors I\u2019ve ever worked with, and Arati, the \u2014 my director of my Office of Science and Technology and Policy. And earlier this year, we met with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Fullscreen-capture-6212023-95921-AM.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=161945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161947,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161945\/revisions\/161947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/161946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=161945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=161945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=161945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}