{"id":276638,"date":"2024-03-30T04:54:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T11:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=329037"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:50:30","slug":"all-federal-agencies-in-the-u-s-will-be-required-to-hire-an-ai-chief-what-does-this-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/all-federal-agencies-in-the-u-s-will-be-required-to-hire-an-ai-chief-what-does-this-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"All federal agencies in the U.S. will be required to hire an AI chief: what does this mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From now on, all US federal agencies must have <strong>a senior official overseeing all AI systems they use<\/strong>, as the government wants to ensure that the use of AI in public service remains safe. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/biden-gets-serious-and-tightens-the-rules-of-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Another move by Biden regarding AI regulation.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vice President Kamala Harris announced the new guidelines from the OMB<\/strong> in a briefing with journalists and said that agencies must also establish AI governance councils to coordinate how AI is used within the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agencies will also have to submit<strong> an annual report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) listing all the AI systems they use<\/strong>, the associated risks, and how they plan to mitigate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every US federal agency must hire a chief AI officer <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VvLVKrhuC4\">https:\/\/t.co\/VvLVKrhuC4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Verge (@verge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge\/status\/1773274809771741665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is it and what is Biden looking for with federal AI regulators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have instructed all federal agencies to designate an AI responsible with the expertise, knowledge, and authority to oversee all AI technologies used by that agency, and this is to ensure that AI is used responsibly, understanding that we must have high-level leaders in our government who are specifically tasked with overseeing the adoption and use of AI,&#8221; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/3\/28\/24114105\/federal-agencies-ai-responsible-guidance-omb-caio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Harris told journalists.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Director of Artificial Intelligence does not have to be a political position<\/strong>, although it depends on the structure of the federal agency. The governing bodies must be created before the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This directive expands on the policies previously announced in the Biden Administration&#8217;s executive order on AI, which <strong>required federal offices to create safety standards and increase the number of AI talents<\/strong> working in the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden ordered every federal agency to hire a chief AI officer (CAIO) by the start of 2024.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J0D2864ReX\">pic.twitter.com\/J0D2864ReX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; K Ventures (@KVenturesMC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KVenturesMC\/status\/1761240715990814848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some organizations have started hiring AI chiefs even before today&#8217;s announcement.<\/strong> The Department of Justice announced in February the appointment of Jonathan Mayer as its first CAIO. He will lead a team of cybersecurity experts to figure out how to use AI in law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The US Government plans to hire 100 AI professionals by the summer<\/strong>, according to OMB President Shalanda Young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the responsibility of AI managers and governance committees is to <strong>regularly monitor their AI systems.<\/strong> According to Young, organizations must provide an inventory of the AI products they use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agencies also have to independently assess the security risk of each AI platform they use.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>According to the new guidelines, all government-owned AI models, codes, and data must be made public<\/strong> unless they pose a risk to government operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/microsoft-just-did-the-impossible-regulate-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The United States still does not have laws regulating AI.<\/a><\/strong> The executive order on AI provides guidelines to government agencies dependent on the executive power on how to address the technology. 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