Biden to Make Agencies Designate AI Chiefs, Test Tools for Bias

The White House will require federal agencies to test artificial intelligence tools for potential risks and designate officers to ensure oversight, actions intended to encourage responsible adoption of the emerging technology by the US government.

The Office of Management and Budget issued a government-wide policy Thursday to mitigate the threats posed by AI — including discrimination and privacy violations — and increase transparency over how government uses the technology, building on an executive order signed by President Joe Biden last year.

Agencies will be required to implement “concrete safeguards” by Dec. 1 when they use AI in ways that could ...