US Government Requires AI Security Standards For Federal Institutions

US President Joe Biden has tightened regulations on AI for state shares. (photo: x @Potus)

JAKARTA - The US Presidential Office stated on Thursday, March 28 that it is demanding that federal government agencies that use artificial intelligence (AI) must adopt "concrete protection" on December 1 to protect the rights of American citizens and ensure security when the government expands the use of AI in various applications.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a directive to federal agencies to monitor, assess, and test AI's impact on the public, reduce the risk of algorithmic discrimination, and provide transparency to the public about how governments use AI. These institutions must also assess risks and establish operational metrics and governance.

The US government stated that agencies "will be required to implement concrete protection when using AI in a way that could affect Americans' rights or security," including detailed public disclosures so that the public knows how and when artificial intelligence is used by the government.

US President Joe Biden signed an executive order in October issuing the Defense Production Act to prosecute developers of the AI system that carries risks to US national security, economy, public health, or safety to share security test results with the US government before its release publicly.

The US government last Thursday stated that new safeguards would ensure that air passengers could choose not to use facial recognition of Air Security Transportation without delays in the inspection process. When AI is used in federal health services to support diagnostic decisions, a human being must monitor the "process to verify the outcome of the tool."

AI is generative - which can make text, photos, and videos in response to open demand - has sparked both excitement and fear that it could cause job loss, disrupt general elections, and potentially overcome humans and harmful effects.

The US government requires government agencies to release inventory of AI use cases, report metrics on the use of AI, and release government-owned codes, models, and AI data if they do not carry risks.

The Biden administration said the ongoing use of federal AI, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, used AI to assess structural damage caused by storms, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used AI to predict disease spread and detect opioid use.

The Federal Aviation Administration is using AI to help "break the problem of air traffic in large metropolitan areas to increase travel time."

The US government plans to recruit 100 AI professionals to promote safe AI use and requires federal agencies to appoint major AI officials within 60 days.

In January, the Biden government proposed requiring US cloud companies to determine whether foreign entities access US data centers to train AI models through the rules "identify your customers."