Posted 12/21/2023, 1:00:00 PM
Biden Faces Budget Squeeze for Ambitious AI Safety Plan
- Biden's AI safety plan faces budget issues, with key agency NIST lacking funds to meet aggressive deadlines
- NIST tasked with setting AI standards and testing guidelines but has tiny budget compared to big tech firms
- Congress concerned NIST will rely too heavily on private sector with conflicts of interest
- AI experts say NIST is best placed for the job but needs more resources to cut through hype
- White House set ambitious deadlines for NIST guidelines and global AI standards by mid-2024, seen as "almost impossible"