What seem like the most interesting bits, selectively pruned of legalese:
>Within 60 days of the date of this order, the [executive branch] shall:
>(a) develop and maintain a classified benchmarking process to assess the advanced cyber capabilities of AI models and determine the threshold at which an AI model should be designated a “covered frontier model” for the purposes of this order, sharing such assessments with AI developers and researchers as appropriate. …
>(b) design a voluntary framework with AI developers through which developers would be able to: (i) engage the Federal Government to determine whether model(s) under development meet the designation of “covered frontier model”; (ii) provide the Federal Government with access to covered frontier models, subject to [some conditions]; and
(iii) collaborate with the Federal Government to select trusted partners that will have early access to covered frontier models to promote secure innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.
So… it’s entirely “voluntary”? This has no teeth.
embedding-shape•3m ago
> So… it’s entirely “voluntary”? This has no teeth.
I think you're viewing this from the wrong lens. The current mission of the administration is to align everyone with the party now, so doing "voluntary" things like this is a great way to filter who is actually willing to do this vs not. So you'll see many companies "voluntarily" follow those things, so they can signal that they're ready to play ball, compared to the other companies who obviously see this as a waste of time, and the administration can then treat them accordingly.
droidjj•16m ago
>Within 60 days of the date of this order, the [executive branch] shall:
>(a) develop and maintain a classified benchmarking process to assess the advanced cyber capabilities of AI models and determine the threshold at which an AI model should be designated a “covered frontier model” for the purposes of this order, sharing such assessments with AI developers and researchers as appropriate. …
>(b) design a voluntary framework with AI developers through which developers would be able to: (i) engage the Federal Government to determine whether model(s) under development meet the designation of “covered frontier model”; (ii) provide the Federal Government with access to covered frontier models, subject to [some conditions]; and (iii) collaborate with the Federal Government to select trusted partners that will have early access to covered frontier models to promote secure innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.
So… it’s entirely “voluntary”? This has no teeth.
embedding-shape•3m ago
I think you're viewing this from the wrong lens. The current mission of the administration is to align everyone with the party now, so doing "voluntary" things like this is a great way to filter who is actually willing to do this vs not. So you'll see many companies "voluntarily" follow those things, so they can signal that they're ready to play ball, compared to the other companies who obviously see this as a waste of time, and the administration can then treat them accordingly.