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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SPARC Members <sparc-members@sparcopen.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SPARC] President Biden Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence</font>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Dear SPARC Members,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Yesterday President Biden signed an
</span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/30/executive-order-on-the-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-development-and-use-of-artificial-intelligence/" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWAdf5217a7-557b-d235-a8f6-b986eb418dd8" class="x_OWAAutoLink" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Executive
Order</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"> on artificial intelligence
creating federal guidelines to mitigate the risks associated with the rapid development of AI while also leveraging the opportunities associated with the technology. The Executive Order directs federal agencies to
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">take sweeping actions to
ensure the responsible use of AI</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">,
addressing its evolving impact on research, education, equity, privacy, and competition. This action by the White House intersects with SPARC’s work in a number of areas related to openness, privacy, and competition.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">The Executive Order:</span></p>
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<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Directs the
</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">National Science Foundation</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">
to pilot the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) to explore the infrastructure, governance mechanisms, and user interfaces needed to make distributed computational, data, model, and training resources available to the research community in support of AI-related
research and development.</span></p>
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<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Directs the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to consult with the
</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Copyright Office to issue recommendations</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">
to the President on potential executive actions on copyright and AI, including the
</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">scope of protection</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">
for works produced using AI and the treatment of copyrighted works in AI training. </span></p>
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<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Directs the</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">
Department of Education</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;"> to develop resources, policy, and guidance on the use of AI
including an </span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">“AI toolkit.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Directs the Office of Management and Budget to identify and assess the government’s collection
and use of </span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">personally identifiable information from third-party data brokers</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Directs</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 128, 0);">
federal agencies to promote competition</span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;"> in AI including addressing concentrated control
of inputs in AI models and encourages the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ensure fair competition in the AI marketplace.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">The Administration also issued a fact
sheet: </span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/30/fact-sheet-president-biden-issues-executive-order-on-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence/" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWA010a98de-6996-3e44-d892-7540fdeeddad" class="x_OWAAutoLink" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">President
Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">We will continue to track action on AI
across the federal government and update the SPARC membership on specific issues related to our work. Congress is also
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 128, 0);">exploring a number of bills
on AI</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"> that we will provide summaries
of in the future. We expect these efforts in Congress to increase with the issuance of this Executive Order. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Please do not hesitate to contact me
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