Remarks by President Biden on Artificial Intelligence

White House | JULY 21, 2023

THE PRESIDENT:  I’m the AI.  (Laughter.)  If any of you think I’m Abe Lincoln, blame it on the AI.

Time to coin a new phrase:

Kamala can’t be here because she’s traveling to Florida, but she’s met with civil society leaders to hear their concerns about the impacts on society and ways to protect the rights of Americans.

At least here the White House transcript service can’t avoid the fact that he misspoke, but helpfully correct it for him:

In May, we unveiled a new strategy to establish seven new AI research institutes to help drive breakthroughs in responsible AI innovention [innovation].

Has any tech company lived up to the following?

First, the companies have an obligation to make sure their technology is safe before releasing it to the public.  That means testing the capabilities of their systems, assessing their potential risk, and making the results of these assessments public.

Second, companies must prioritize the security of their systems by safeguarding their models against cyber threats and managing the risks to our national security and sharing the best practices and industry standards that are — that are necessary.

Third, the companies have a duty to earn the people’s trust and empower users to make informed decisions — labeling content that has been altered or AI-generated, rooting out bias and discrimination, strengthening privacy protections, and shielding children from harm.

And now, the Big Finish: the historical protologicalmation:

But we must be clear-eyed and vigilant about the threats emerging — of emerging technologies that can pose — don’t have to, but can pose — to our democracy and our values. 

Like voting software?

By the way, we’re not a democracy. 

Head of the Biden Institute at UPenn or wherever.

Pathetic.