An executive order on artificial intelligence issued by US president Joe Biden aims to show leadership in regulating AI safety and security – but most of the follow-through still requires action from US lawmakers and the voluntary goodwill of tech companies. Biden's executive order directs a wide array of US government agencies to develop guidelines for testing and using AI systems, including having the National Institute of Standards and Technology set guidelines for "red-team testing" that can probe for potential AI vulnerabilities prior to public release. "The language in this executive order and in the White House's discussion of it suggests an interest in being seen as the most aggressive and proactive in addressing AI regulation," says Sarah Kreps at Cornell University in New York. It is probably "no coincidence" that Biden's executive order came out just before the UK government convened its own AI summit, says Kreps. But she cautioned that the executive order alone will not have much impact unless the US Congress can produce bipartisan legislation and resources to back it up – something that she sees as unlikely during the US 2024 election year.

Laura Ingraham rips into the Democrats push for'equity' and what they actually mean by the term on'The Ingraham Angle.' President Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that critics warn will allow for the creation of woke artificial intelligence (AI) that "promotes racial division and discrimination." The order directs all federal agencies to establish a yearly "equity action plan" aimed at helping "underserved communities." In one section under "Embedding Equity into Government-wide Processes," the Director of the Office of Management and Budget is instructed "to support equitable decision-making, promote equitable deployment of financial and technical assistance, and assist agencies in advancing equity, as appropriate and wherever possible." The section gives further instructions regarding AI, "When designing, developing, acquiring, and using artificial intelligence and automated systems in the Federal Government, agencies shall do so, consistent with applicable law, in a manner that advances equity." President Joe Biden signed the executive order "Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government," February 16, 2023.