{"id":2006738,"date":"2023-08-21T10:22:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-science-adviser-says-biden-is-laser-focused-on-ai-and-its-dangers\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T10:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:24:06","slug":"white-house-science-adviser-says-biden-is-laser-focused-on-ai-and-its-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-science-adviser-says-biden-is-laser-focused-on-ai-and-its-dangers\/","title":{"rendered":"White House science adviser emphasizes Biden&#8217;s strong focus on AI and its risks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-science-adviser-says-biden-is-laser-focused-on-ai-and-its-dangers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006738&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President Biden&#8217;s Focus on Artificial Intelligence<\/h2>\n<p>One of President Joe Biden&#8217;s leading science and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/factbox-governments-efforts-to-regulate-ai-tools\/\" title=\"Factbox-Governments\u2019 efforts to regulate AI tools\">technology advisers<\/a> said he is &#8220;laser \u2064focused&#8221; on\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impeaching-incitement-to-canceling-conservatism\/\" title=\"From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism\">artificial intelligence<\/a> and its possible dangers.<\/p>\n<p>White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar stated in an interview on Monday that she has had multiple conversations with Biden about AI, \u2063including the implications \u2064of the technology.\u2063 These conversations coincided \u200bwith a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-science-adviser-says-biden-is-laser-focused-on-ai-and-its-dangers\/\" title=\"White House science adviser emphasizes Biden's strong focus on AI and its risks.\">rising public interest<\/a> in the technology and its capabilities. Biden has recently implemented several \u200dnew policies related to\u2063 AI, \u200cincluding curbs on China&#8217;s access\u2062 to the technology, guardrails for how to train and develop AI, and agreements with\u200d developers to design the technology ethically.<\/p>\n<h3>Understanding the Consequences and Implications<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had the great privilege \u200dof \u2064talking with him several times about artificial\u2064 intelligence,&#8221; Prabhakar\u200c told the Associated Press.\u2062 &#8220;Those are great conversations because he&#8217;s laser focused on understanding what it is and\u2062 how people are using \u200cit. \u2063Then, immediately, he just goes\u2064 to the consequences and deep implications.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prabhakar appeared skeptical of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer&#8217;s (D-NY) desire to make AI explainable, noting the technology is &#8220;opaque&#8221; and &#8220;black box in\u2062 nature.&#8221; She advocated the equivalent\u2062 of clinical\u2064 trials for the\u2063 software,\u200d stating\u200c they&#8217;re not\u2062 going \u200bto have\u200d &#8220;perfect measures&#8221; but that they can get to a point at which they can ensure enough\u200d safety and effectiveness to get value out of the product. Schumer released a proposed framework for AI legislation and organized several\u200b Senate-only briefing sessions to help his fellow senators understand the\u2063 technology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK\u200c HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Praise \u200dfor American Companies<\/h3>\n<p>The OSTP director also \u2062praised the seven companies that agreed to\u200c adopt voluntary AI safety \u200dstandards set by the White House, noting how thankful\u2064 she was that \u200c&#8221;so many of the companies that are driving AI technology today are American companies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden issued an executive order in\u200c early August \u200dthat will curb\u2064 future U.S. investments in foreign companies developing the tools required for AI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-fed-chair-ben-bernanke-among-economists-awarded-nobel-prize-in-economics\/\" title=\"Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Among Economists Awarded Nobel Prize in Economics\">quantum technology<\/a>, and highly advanced semiconductors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s top science and technology adviser, Arati Prabhakar, emphasized his unwavering attention to artificial intelligence (AI) and its associated risks. 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