In its final week, the Biden administration issued three final actions on AI, capping off the administration that took the first steps toward creating a government response to AI. On Monday, the Biden administration announced a rule on responsible AI diffusion through chip and AI model export controls, which limit such exports to certain foreign countries. On Tuesday, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure, which directs agencies to lease federal sites for the development of AI data centers. And on Thursday, Biden signed an Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity, which directs the federal government to strengthen its cybersecurity operations.
The new AI actions come just days before President-elect Trump takes the White House. What Trump decides to do with Biden’s new and old AI actions, as we discuss below, may provide the first indication of the direction of his second administration’s approach to AI.
