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- OMB Releases Proposed Guidance on How Federal Agencies Should Implement AI Executive Order
On November 1, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) drafted a memo proposing to mandate that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal agencies have minimum safety measures in place for their use of artificial intelligence (AI) by August 1, 2024, or stop using the technology until it is compliant. The memo also called for agencies to designate chief AI officers, establish internal coordination mechanisms, and report how they are managing AI risks. This comes after the Biden Administration released an executive order on October 30, establishing new standards for AI safety and security, and the protection of Americans’ privacy while advancing equity and civil rights.
In addition to having minimum guardrails in place, the draft memo asks agencies to identify and address additional risks, which include impacts to safety, security, civil rights, civil liberties, privacy, democratic values, human rights, equal opportunities, potential harms to worker wellbeing, access to critical resources and services, and effects on market competition.
This is not an external policy and does not directly affect pathologists. It only applies to federal agencies (including HHS) and their use of AI.