Biden rolls out 'most sweeping actions ever taken' to control artificial intelligence that mandates safety tests so tech isn't used to make nuclear or biological weapons... (and AI czar Kamala Harris will oversee it)

President Joe Biden has unveiled the most sweeping actions ever taken to control artificial intelligence to ensure the tech cannot be transformed into a weapon. The order, unveiled Monday, will require developers like Microsoft, OpenAI and Google to conduct safety tests and submit results before launching models for the public. These results will be analyzed by federal agencies, including Homeland Security, to address threats to critical infrastructure and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and cybersecurity risks. Biden believes the government was late to address the dangers of social media, and now US youth are grappling with related mental health issues. Monday's executive order is an'urgent' move to rein in the technology before it warps basic notions of truth with false images, deepens racial and social inequalities, provides a tool to scammers and criminals and is used for warfare.