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The Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act is an exciting step toward preventing catastrophic and existential risks from advanced artificial intelligence. This legislation creates a domestic institutional foundation which can support effective governance and provide the situational awareness required to stay on top of the rapidly changing AI landscape. There are a handful of small issues with the bill, but overall, it looks great to me. This short post will describe the bill and analyze its strengths and weaknesses.

What Does the Bill Do?

The bill requires AI developers to disclose information about their AI systems before they can be deployed. This information goes to a new “advanced AI evaluation program” within the Department of Energy (DOE) for analysis and to contribute toward recommendations for Congress. In this way, the bill is very forward-looking; it creates understanding today so that we can take action tomorrow. The disclosures must include detailed information required to carry out the evaluation program. This includes data, weights, architecture, and interface or implementation of the AI system. The final major section of the bill requires the creation of a comprehensive plan for permanent federal [...]

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(00:46) What Does the Bill Do?

(01:32) Reasons I'm Excited About The Bill

(03:05) Opportunities for Developing the Bill

(04:34) A Great First Step

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https://techgov.intelligence.org/blog/the-hawley-blumenthal-ai-risk-evaluation-act

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