Biden orders tech firms to share AI safety test results with US government

Tech companies will be required to share test results for their artificial intelligence systems with the US government before they are released, under an executive order issued by the White House. The government will also set stringent testing guidelines under the order which was published on Monday, ahead of a landmark AI safety summit in the UK on 1 and 2 November. "As we advance this agenda at home, the administration will work with allies and partners abroad on a strong international framework to govern the development and use of AI," said the order. Companies developing AI models that pose a threat to national security, economic security or health and safety must share their safety test results with the government. The government will set guidelines for so-called red-team testing, where assessors emulate rogue actors in their test procedures.