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[Regulatory] Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer

Kyaw_Myo_Oo — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:56:18 GMT

Dear all,

The White House has announced the "first government-wide policy to mitigate risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and harness its benefits." To coordinate these efforts, every federal agency must appoint a chief AI officer with "significant expertise in AI."

Some agencies have already appointed chief AI officers, but any agency that has not must appoint a senior official over the next 60 days. If an official already appointed as a chief AI officer does not have the necessary authority to coordinate AI use in the agency, they must be granted additional authority or else a new chief AI officer must be named.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/why-every-federal-agency-must-now-appoint-a-chief-ai-officer/

Re: [Regulatory] Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer

JoePete — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:34:59 GMT

"... in related news, the president has issued an executive order that every agency appoint a Microbes Officer to continue vigilance against new virus strains, and next week is expected issue a directive for Climate Officers at each agency, etc., etc."

The solution to every problem is not more job titles or duties. More often than not, it is good policy, where you let managers manage. Sure, maybe you give those managers new direction, but an agency lead should have the tools to understand AI, seek counsel, and weigh it against the overall mission of the agency. The other challenge you have is you have almost 450 federal agencies and subagencies. I like the idea of trying to get on top of AI, but the federal government maybe could use a little more governance.

Re: [Regulatory] Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer

Kyaw_Myo_Oo — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:55:40 GMT

@JoePete thank you for contributing your thoughts. Most appreciated!

Re: [Regulatory] Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer

denbesten — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:35:17 GMT

Sounds like the perfect opening to request additional funding to fill a new Cybersecurity position ... "chief AI officer".

Re: [Regulatory] Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer

Kyaw_Myo_Oo — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:19:34 GMT

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and views @denbesten.

Re: [Regulatory] Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer

Caute_cautim — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:10:14 GMT

@denbesten How will they fulfill these positions? What qualifications and experience? Or will there be a mad rush for courses, certifications and third party vendors and suppliers? Or even virtual jobs?

Regards

Caute_Cautim