The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has identified the use of technology, data, and automated systems as among the greatest challenges posed to democracy today and as a result, it has proposed an AI Bill of Rights.
OSTP stated that "too often, these tools are used to limit our opportunities and prevent our access to critical resources or services," however, automated systems have also brought about extraordinary benefits, revolutionizing global industries, and driving important decisions across sectors.
The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights is a set of five principles that are aimed to guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems to "protect the rights of the American public in the age of artificial intelligence."
OSTPs five principles include fairness and non-discrimination, transparency and explainability, security and privacy, participation and empowerment, and accountability and oversight.
The agency states that these principles aim to protect civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy while upholding democratic values. In a section of the proposal titled Principles to Practice, OSTP provides steps that can be taken by many kinds of organizations, including governments at all levels and companies of all sizes, to begin implementation of these values.
While 73 pages in all, the core messages to be gleaned from the blueprint include the transformative potential of AI to improve Americans' lives and the necessity to prevent the possible harms of these technologies if left unregulated.
In addition to the proposed blueprint, the White House has called on the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and top administrators to discuss key issues surrounding AI, as first shared in a Reuters report.
The invitation sent to these executives noted President Biden's "expectation that companies like yours must make sure their products are safe before making them available to the public," a key point that was also echoed in the recently released blueprint under the Safe and Effective Systems section.
With systems like OpenAIs ChatGPT becoming one of the fastest-growing consumer applications, concerns surrounding everything from scams to workforce displacement seem to be on the minds of both governments and individuals alike -- with the scheduled talks likely to cover these subjects along with many others.
In related news, see why Google's top AI researcher quit to warn society of the risks posed by the explosive technology.
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