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New White House Memo Urges Increase Of AI Adoption For National Security

New White House Memo Urges Increase Of AI Adoption For National Security
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Oliver Contreras)

President Biden has signed the first-ever national security memorandum on artificial intelligence, urging agencies to increase and speed up adoption of AI capabilities and setting up new safety guardrails, in a bid to ensure a technology advantage over competitors such as China. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday the new memo includes directing national security agencies to ensure chip supply chains are “free from foreign interference,” establishes addressing adversary threats against AI development as a “top-tier intelligence…

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