Kamala Harris Archives

The White House in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2023. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Apple agrees to White House AI commitments, as agencies meet more executive order deadlines

All 270-day mark actions from the AI executive order were also completed, per the White House, though some details were not immediately public.

Jul 26, 2024 By Madison Alder

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold an event to highlight their administration’s approach to artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden issued a new executive order on Monday, directing his administration to create a new chief AI officer, track companies developing the most powerful AI systems, adopt stronger privacy policies and “both deploy AI and guard against its possible bias,” creating new safety guidelines and industry standards. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Harris likely to combine Biden AI policies with Silicon Valley-informed approach

The vice president and soon-to-be Democratic presidential nominee has been the voice for several White House AI actions and led on getting voluntary safety commitments from tech…

Jul 24, 2024 By Madison Alder Rebecca Heilweil

WASHINGTON, D.C. – APRIL 22, 2018: An American flag flies over the south facade of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

White House unveils AI governance policy focused on risks, transparency

The Office of Management and Budget memo released Thursday finalizes draft guidance issued after Biden’s artificial intelligence executive order.

Mar 28, 2024 By Madison Alder

HUD headquarters. (Timothy Vollmer / Flickr)

Lawmakers look for answers on facial recognition in federally assisted housing

The group wants to know where this technology is being used, and how the data is being kept safe.

Dec 19, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Artificial Intelligence in Government Act is back, with ‘smart and effective’ use on senators’ minds

The bill is targeted specifically at getting agencies to use the technology and make the most of it for the public.

May 8, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Post-doc fellows Meenakshi Singh and Jose Pacheco stand in front of Sandia’s ion beam generator in 2016. Project PI Meenakshi holds a sample qubit structure embedded in silicon. (Sandia National Laboratories / Randy Montoya)

Trump signs National Quantum Initiative into law

President Trump signed the research bill into law Friday.

Dec 26, 2018 By Carten Cordell

Senators introduce the ‘Artificial Intelligence in Government Act’

The bill would "improve the use of AI across the federal government by providing resources."

Sep 26, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier