Just when we most need our government to work—to decarbonize our infrastructure, support marginalized people through a pandemic, and address our housing crisis—it is faltering. So what do we do now? Maybe it’s time to recode the American government. techequitycollaborative.org/event/recoding…

Today, lawmakers joined together to urge the The White House to incorporate the AI Bill of Rights into its upcoming #AI executive order. The letter recommends using the AI Bill of Rights framework to hold both the private & public sector accountable.

Happy global encryption day! Encryption plays a vital role in protecting our privacy & rights and keeping our personal data safe. R&D in encryption and other privacy-enhancing technologies is crucial for ensuring these tools can effectively protect sensitive data in the future.

Finally wrote up a post about my time in the Biden-Harris admin. bricoleur.org/2023/10/my-tim…

The Library of Congress is seeking applicants for its next Junior Fellows Program, a summer internship held remotely and onsite from May 20 to July 26, 2024. Learn more: go.loc.gov/4Tbo50Q1xq0

The The White House's forthcoming #AI #ExecutiveOrder represents a remarkable, whole-of-government effort to support the responsible development and governance of AI. We see guidance + standards for the private sector; leadership in government use of AI: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

People of ACM FAccT, AI, Ethics, and Society Conference (AIES), ACM EAAMO (Handle Retired, Visit @EAAMO_ORG) and other academic venues researching responsible tech: Hope you're all tracking the White House announcement today on safe, secure, and trustworthy AI! Your research has helped get to this point. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

Love that the AI Exec Order fact sheet ends with: "For more on the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to advance AI, and for opportunities to join the Federal AI workforce, visit AI.gov." whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

AI can bring enormous benefits, but only with responsible innovation will we unleash its full potential. President Donald J. Trump Executive Order will bring the full weight of the federal government to bear on promoting responsible AI. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

The OMB AI implementation guidance was released today (in case you want more great Biden Admin AI reading): whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-r…

Wrote up a few notes on the Biden AI Executive Order & Draft OMB Guidance. Also made a calendar of the dates deliverables in case you want to follow them. bricoleur.org/2023/11/biden-…

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Alexander Macgillivray I love that you actually made the calendar!! Thank you and kudos for all your work on this! I also made an alternative version of the EO doc that you might enjoy: docs.google.com/document/d/1u-…

My heart goes out to all the employees of OpenAI who are caught in the crossfire

it's all part of the startup life: cofounder breakups, boardroom coups, investor vs board vs founder civil wars, everything but if you're going through it for the first time, it's insanely stressful

Today was my last day as chief of staff of the tech division at White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. These past 2.5 years have been so rewarding and fun — and I’m very grateful to have worked with such amazing colleagues. I’ll miss it a lot!

"Uncertainty about future AI development cost and trajectory should not stop policymakers from taking action now. Enacting policy under uncertainty is common and necessary." Alexander Macgillivray explores how AI's uncertain future is impacting policymaking. lawfaremedia.org/article/what-w…