District council, the tech policy summit with live coverage. That event is already an progress and just got avoid tn social media where we did nothing for 25 years. The good news is Speaker Mccarthy to together a task force to do this. The good news is that speaker johnson and checking jeffreys ours putting together the Informal Working Group soon. Theyre trying to get some major ai bells done this year. Among them are the create the ai acts. Even some people like ibm do not have enough resources to compete with the huge databases of openai, of google, microsoft. We need databases that are available to businesses, researchers. This creates a large database, probably not as large as if you scrub up 6 trillion words, maybe 40 of them are not true. There will be all kinds of stuff about nazis and qanon theories. The idea and a Community Dataset is you let scientists of a curated data set is you let scientists build them for us. Another basic part of ai safety is the notion of not allowing Artificial Intelligence to make the decision about a nuclear launch. I will refer you to the wonderful ideas out there that we will try to get done and told incrementally. I am always suspicious that any of us one thing enough to think we can do regular ai and one belt. They are trying to do that in europe but there is pushback. They are also in europe, our perspective is they are trying to manage and regulate the math in the science, where as think that is impossible. We are trying to regulate the end uses if it violates privacy, puts a child at risk. If it is of the many Different Things that it could do that are negative, how do we guard against that . There is a Wonderful Firm in Northern Virginia whose only mission is to develop a taxonomy of the downside risks. In all these different use cases of ai, what are the things we have to worry about . Those are the things we have to address and try to overcome. Finally, i think that this is an incredibly exciting time in terms of Artificial Intelligence, all the different ways people are using it. It showed up last night in the super bowl, much of which i did not understand, but the notion that we can act in a bipartisan way and we can pick the best five or 10 bills out of these 191 will be a healthy thing. If we think stick with the optimistic side, what ai can do to help us to live to be 120 years old happily and healthily and the changes not just in health but supply chains, management, even democracy could be breakthroughs as long as we protect on the downside. I am excited that all of you are here which is now. Two years ago, we talked about ai and six people would show up. Youre not here to talk about the existential end of the world. They you for your attention and good luck. [applause] no rest for the wary. For our midmorning keynote, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce the Principal Deputy chief Technology Officer for the office of science and Technology Policy for the white house. I first met Deirdre Mulligan when i was a baby tech head. She was one of the Founding Members of the center for democracy and technology. That was like five years ago. She has been very busy since at the university of california berkeley, where she is with the school of information and also faculty director for the Berkeley Center for law and technology. Her Research Explores the legal and technical means of protecting free expression, privacy, and the freedom and fairness in new technologies. This country is lucky to have Deirdre Mulligan at the home of some of the most complex issues facing our Digital World today. It is my pleasure to introduce Deirdre Mulligan. [applause] thank you. It was not just five years ago. Last year, my predecessor, alexandra might go right, was here. He kicked off this speech reflecting on how nice it was to be with techie policy legal folks you lamented how thin our ranks were. I also feel at home here. I am the lawyer by training but i have spent most of my career with computer scientists, engineers, data scientist. Paula really believed that week all of whom believe we cannot really regulate our way through this world. If we want to build our future in a robust, meaning the way that helps us drive thrive, we have to view the design of technology itself is a tool. For that reason, i am grateful to be in this room, but i am also grateful to be in this room because almost 30 years ago, i had the privilege of helping to start the center for democracy and technology. As was mentioned earlier, shortly thereafter, we helped create the internet education foundation. As he tells it, shortly after that, i apparently recruited tim to come run it. I feel particularly grateful to be in this room and to been maintaining this stage for robust conversations around this issue for so many years. Truly today, we are at a capital moment. Everyone around the globe gets wet this community has gotten for many years. Everybody understands that if we want to build a future in which democracy thrives, human rights are protected, competition is meaningful and robust and leads to innovation, that we have to lean into Building Technology. It cannot be a better time to be sitting in this room and our ranks are growing. I am in a new role. After 23 years as a professor at uc berkeley, i now have the privilege of serving as principal Technology Officer at the white house. Maximizing the benefits of science and technology to advance health, prosperity, security, environmental polity, and justice for all americans. We advise the president and other senior white house shows on key issues related to science and Tech Knowledge he. Science and technology. We coordinate broadly. President biden and all of us in the administration are committed to using tech and data to support public interest, ensuring Technology Works for every member of the public and reflects and protects Democratic Values and human rights. I wanted to start by responding to cats question to alan, how is the administration doing . I have been in this space now for about 30 years. From my perspective, not just at as somebody who has in this community, i think the administration is hitting it out of the park. Alan talked passionately about the investment in broadband we have been making, making the internet for all an actual, realizable goal. We can look at a National Spectrum strategy, which sets a clear path for how we make the most for a scarce resource that is incredibly important for everything that you in this room do. We can look at the Administration Efforts on ai. I was in a Briefing Call with members of Civil Society, labor, Consumer Protection and philanthropies. Someone called me afterward and said, i think this is the most sweeping thing any government has ever that to advance civil rights, Civil Liberties, and equities in that the design and use of technology. They were blown away at the moment. When we think about where we are today, with the internet, we were doing a lot of catchup. I think what you can see today from the administration is trying to be on the ground thinking critically about how we design and use and regulate this technology at its inception. I want to start by talking about ai. Last october, President Biden signed a landmark executive order. Its ambitious agenda for the u. S. Directs federal agencies to establish new standards for ai safety and security, protect privacy and advance equality and civil rights. It stands out for consumers and workers, promotes innovation and competition and advances American Leadership around the land and much more. My guess is that the executive order has touched the work of everyone in this room because it was designed to improve the lives of every american. President biden directed everyone across the agencies to pull every lover. Every levere. We were to do all that we could and i think we did. I also noticed that there were specific issues that he pulled out at places where ai was undermining public rights and opportunities. He spoke about black americans being denied health care by algorithms. He talked about women whose job applications were being unjustly rejected by ai. I wanted to reflect back and say when you are looking for concrete action on key issues, we have done stuff. In the past year, we have taken meaningful steps to address these issues. The ai executive order is developing a Strategic Plan that includes policies, frameworks on the use of ai in the health and Human Services sector. It includes a specific focus on identifying and mitigating discrimination and bias in the healthcare system, including an algorithm used to deliver essential services across the country. Last year, the equal Employment Opportunity commission released Technical Assistance for employers and decisions related to recruitment, hiring, promotion, and dismissal. Most recently, the eeoc emphasized that employers are using technology to target job advertisements, recruit applicants and make decisions in employment. The agency said in order to combat employment discrimination, they will be focusing on this is a enforcement priority. In addition to tackling ai in this way, the administration is focused more broadly on equity in all of its work and in particular requiring federal agencies to look at the equity implications of algorithms that they use an agency work. This includes bringing civil rights officers do the conversation about how we design, deploy, and such tools. The Biden Harris Administration is also leading by example. We are establishing policies, practices to guide the responsible development and cultivate the best use of ai across the federal government. We are also investing in research and infrastructure and the talent necessary to do this work. In november, i am sure many of you saw that the office of management released a draft policy on the federal governments use of ai. It would establish structures and federal agencies, advance responsible innovation, increase transparency, protect federal workers, and manage risks of government uses of ai for the public. The draft policy emphasizes the importance of ensuring strong leadership at agencies and furthering public reporting and transparency mechanisms. It would place additional requirements on ai that impacts public rights and safety, including Impact Assessment, stakeholder complication and feedback, realworld performance testing. Independent evaluation and ongoing monitoring to make sure systems do not drift off in ways that perpetuate bias. This is eogroundbreaking policy. It really would ensure that government use of ai to distribute lifesaving benefits to the public are designed to protect the publics rights and advance equity, dignity, and fairness. We are putting our money where our mouth is. This guidance and the executive order further the ai bill of rights. When technology is changing at an extreme pace, it is important that we are clear about our principles and values and that we take the serious and swift action to put them into practice. Together, the ai executive order and this mmo serve as guiding lights as the administration continues taking action to use ai responsibly for the benefit of the public. None of this work would be possible without a robust ai workforce. It is why we launched the ai Talent Search. We are bringing in talent that can responsibly leverage ai, aid our enforcement agencies, do the management work that Many Companies are struggling to do. We need to do that also. We need to make sure that we have the Machine Learning experts, the data scientist, the ethicists, the Privacy Professionals to do this work and actually be a model for other countries and the private sector as you also work to do it. To bring in talent, we are not just putting out new ads. We are changing the way in which we bring people in. The office of Personnel Management is making it easier for agent to hire talent such as data scientist. We were are leveraging the president ial innovation fellows and the u. S. Digital Surface Service and also the new Career Opportunities that the Biden Administration created with the u. S. Digital core. Many federal agencies have already designated chief ai officers to advise leadership on ai and track ai activities. It is important to understand that technical leadership is not just necessary at the implementation stage. It is necessary when we are thinking about how we are going to use technology, design it, and bring it into operations so that ai Talent Search is designed to make sure we have a Strategic Vision and the force to do that hard implementation work. Second, i wanted to talk about facial Recognition Technology. The guidance i just mentioned is important when it comes to rights impacting ai, like visual recognition, used by the u. S. Government across a wide range of agencies. We have heard from many stakeholders who have expressed concerns about the use of facial Recognition Technology. We have seen action from federal enforcement agencies such as the federal trade commission. In may 2022, the president signed an executive order directing the federal government on how data can inform effective policing, as well as to identify privacy, civil rights, and Civil Liberties can turns and recommend best practices related to the use of technology, including facial record in and predict algorithms. My team and i are working with colleagues at the department of Homeland Security and the department of justice on this critically important work. To support this work, the National Academy of sciences conducted a study with a focus on the use of facial Recognition TechnologyLaw Enforcement. The recentlyissued report highlights significant concerns that merit attention. By organizations not just that use the technology, but by those that develop it. To address these concerns, the report lays out a number of recommendations to the federal government. As the blueprint for an ai bill of rights highlighted, designers, developers, to players of Automated Systems should take proactive and continuous measures to protect individuals and communities from algorithmic discrimination and designed them in equitable ways. We continue to work with our colleagues at the department of justice and Homeland Security to identify best practices and to recommend guidelines not just for federal, but for state and local Law Enforcement agencies, as well as technology vendors. We will continue to Work Together not only on this effort around facial technique recognition and algorithms but also more broadly. The ai executive order past the department with reviewing and examining the ways in which ai is functioning across the criminal Justice System at large. Finally, i wanted to highlight the Important Role of privacy, Privacy Professionals, and privacy tools in responsible ai work and the way in which the administration is trying to be engaged. The community assembled today knows the importance of protecting privacy. He also understand the vast implications of the growing problems of personal data and the increase in technology and automated surveillance for human rights and democracy. Some of you are among the vanguard privacy professional community and what has now become an interdisciplinary field that understands the importance of shaping and designing technical tools. the work of the privacy community has never been more vital to our future. It is important that this industry and the tools that we use our updated to make sure they can fully address the risks and challenges posed by technologies such as ai. The executive order on Artificial Intelligence recognizes that strengthening federal protections for privacy is a top priority. Part of their action directs omb to solicit public input on how privacy Impact Assessments may be more effective at mitigating privacy harms, including those that are exacerbated by ai. I hope that we find many of your names in those public comments. This public input will inform omb as it considers what potential revisions to guidance may be necessary to ensure the privacy Impact Assessment facilitate robust identification and mitigation of potential