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The White House issued new rules on how government can use AI. Here's what they do

The memo outlines how government agencies can implement artificial intelligence and requires that agencies have a chief AI officer.
Vice President Harris watches as President Biden signs an executive order on artificial intelligence on Oct. 30. On Thursday, the Biden administration issued new rules on how government agencies can implement AI.

The Biden administration announced new guidance to federal agencies on how they can and cannot use artificial intelligence, in a memo released by the Office of Management and Budget.

It's a significant step in trying to ensure safe use of AI, which private companies and other countries are also grappling with.

A draft of the guidance was released last fall, ahead of Vice President Harris' trip to the first global AI summit, in the United

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