The White House “Super Intelligence” task force adopts its charter at its first meeting and starts a 120-day clock, Semafor reports
It asks presidential science advisers to assess AI risk in three areas, and gives the FTC's chair a law-enforcement committee with the Justice Department.
The White House task force on super intelligence formally adopted its charter after its first official meeting on Thursday, 15 October, kicking off a short 120-day window, Semafor reported in a story it labels exclusive.
According to Semafor, the task force agreed to commission the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to assess AI risk in three areas: cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection; biosecurity and dual-use applications; and model control and accountability.
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, the chair, will lead a working group with National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross on the White House Accord on Super Intelligence. Defense Undersecretary Emil Michael will lead work on protocols for labs to tell the government about breaches. FTC chair Andrew Ferguson leads a law enforcement and consumer protection coordination committee with the Justice Department. OPM Director Scott Kupor will work with the Labor Department on AI's effects on jobs and the economy, as well as on critical infrastructure.
Semafor says it is unclear how compliance would be enforced; a White House official told it that export controls could be one stick. The report rests on unnamed officials, and no charter was found on the White House website.
The Switchboard reported the task force's formation on 4 October. With Ferguson on it, the same day's news of the FTC's demands to Anthropic and OpenAI shows the two tracks, voluntary accord and enforcement, running side by side.
- Reported The task force formally adopted its charter after its first official meeting on Thursday, starting a 120-day window. Semafor
- Reported PCAST is to assess AI risk in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, biosecurity and dual-use applications, and model control and accountability. Semafor
- Reported A White House official told Semafor that export controls could be one means of enforcing compliance. Semafor
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