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Plus, AI and Job Displacement, and AI Takes Over the Nobels.
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White House Issues First National Security Memo on AI
On October 24, 2024, the White House issued the first National Security Memorandum (NSM) on Artificial Intelligence, accompanied by a Framework to Advance AI Governance and Risk Management in National Security.
The NSM identifies AI leadership as a national security priority. The memorandum states that competitors have employed economic and technological espionage to steal U.S. AI technology. To maintain a U.S. advantage in AI, the memorandum directs the National Economic Council to assess the U.S.'s competitive position in:
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Semiconductor design and manufacturing
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Availability of computational resources
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Access to workers highly skilled in AI
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Capital availability for AI development
The Intelligence Community must make gathering intelligence on competitors' operations against the [...]
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Outline:
(00:18) White House Issues First National Security Memo on AI
(03:22) AI and Job Displacement
(09:13) AI Takes Over the Nobels
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First published:
October 28th, 2024
Source:
https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-43-white-house
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