AI Policy Committee (AIPC)

About

The AI Policy Committee brings together IEEE members with experience and expertise in the various disciplines used in scientific field of artificial intelligence (AI) to address the public policy needs of the S&T community working with this important emerging technology. The committee meets as needed to address current events and the emerging questions related to AI, and publishes position statements that reflect a consensus viewpoint of IEEE’s U.S. membership, and which IEEE-USA staff will use to guide advocacy efforts within the United States. Specific uses include, but are not limited to, legislative advocacy, rule-making notice-and-comment letters, and advocacy efforts with the US Administration and federal agency officials.

Rationale

AI, the theory and development of computer systems that are able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, is a rapidly emerging technology. While AI can be an effective and efficient enabler for national security and social good, and has significant potential for a wide range of commercial applications, society must acknowledge and address a number of salient issues. Increasingly, AI applications significantly impact every aspect of American society, with implications for the economy, public safety, privacy, and governmental applications.

For these reasons, the US government must create coordinated federal policy, which includes supporting AI R&D adequately while enacting effective laws and regulations that promote safety, privacy, cybersecurity, and intellectual property protection. Federal public policies must also assure transparency and provide the information necessary to allow the public to make informed decisions about the use of AI. Insufficient attention to any of these areas could result in high-profile controversies, critical technological failures, or even loss of life. Well-considered policies are essential for AI to achieve its full potential to create value for our society and allow the US to remain the leader in AI innovation.

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Position Statements

Recent Policy Communications

• August 2023 – How Should We Regulate AI? Practical strategies for regulation and risk management from the IEEE1012 Standard for System, Software, and Hardware Verification and Validation.
• 12 June 2023 – IEEE-USA letter responding to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) request for input on how to develop a productive AI accountability ecosystem.
• 22 May 2023 – Letter expressing concern about the impact of the Pro Codes Act (S.835; H.R. 1631) on IEEE, sent to all House and Senate sponsors.
• 13 May 2023 – IEEE-USA Response to USPTO Request for Comments Regarding Artificial Intelligence and Inventorship
• 28 February 2023 – Letter thanking House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership for conducting 1 March Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce hearing on the role of standards in protecting the online privacy of Americans, in particular children.
• 17 November 2022 – Response to Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on FTC Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security.
• September 2022 – Trustworthy Evidence For Trustworthy Technology: An Overview of Evidence for Assessing the Trustworthiness of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
• 30 June 2022 – IEEE-USA’s comments on the findings and recommendations of the interim report by the National AI Research Resource Task Force (87 FR 31914).
• 26 April 2022 – Letter to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) providing comments from both IEEE-USA and the IEEE Standards Association on the initial draft of the AI Risk Management Framework.
• 5 April 2022 – IEEE-USA letter to Senator Klobuchar addressing privacy concerns in the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S.2992).
• 4 March 2022 – IEEE-USA input to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for its 2022 update of the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan.

For a complete listing, please visit: https://ieeeusa.org/public-policy/log/archive/

Testimony

• 22 January 2020 – Marc Canellas’ testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Technology on Local Law 49 of 2018 in Relation to Automated Decision Systems Used by Agencies. [recorded video – Canellas’ testimony begins at 1:40:00)

News

• Members Advocate for AI Regulations During Visit to U.S. Congress: AI Policy Committee Member Emile Loza de Siles brings students to DC for annual IEEE-USA CVD (IEEE Spectrum, 17 August 2023)

AI Resources

How Should We Regulate AI? – Practical strategies for regulation and risk management from the IEEE1012 Standard for System, Software, and Hardware Verification and Validation.

Trustworthy Evidence For Trustworthy Technology – This new publication from the IEEE Global Initiative’s Law Committee and the IEEE-USA AI Policy Committee discusses three components of trustworthiness, with a particular focus on evidence required for establishing the trustworthiness of a system.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Applied to Cybersecurity: The result of an intensive three-day IEEE Confluence 6-8 October 2017

The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Predictions – Mistaken extrapolations, limited imagination, and other common mistakes that distract us from thinking more productively about the future (Rodney Brooks)

The Great AI Paradox – Don’t worry about supersmart AI eliminating all the jobs. That’s just a distraction from the problems even relatively dumb computers are causing (Brian Bergstein)

AI: A Global Survey – This AI survey provides an overview of the current national AI strategies of 26 different countries, helping US policymakers and others in the space understand the global context of AI. (Raine Sagramsingh)

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