All President Biden articles
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News BriefWhite House, BIS attempt to strengthen AI chip export controls in final days of Biden presidency
In tandem with the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the Biden administration issued a new rule on export controls of domestically produced artificial intelligence chips.
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News BriefBiden nominates CFTC’s Goldsmith Romero to head FDIC
President Joe Biden selected a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as his preferred choice to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the aftermath of its toxic workplace culture scandal.
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News BriefEEOC latest regulator to name AI chief
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the appointment of an officer overseeing the use of artificial intelligence, becoming the latest agency to create the role called for in a President Joe Biden executive order.
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News BriefFCC fines Lingo Telecom $2M after CCO warned about fake Biden robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $2 million fine against Lingo Telecom for facilitating robocalls that used artificial intelligence to fake President Joe Biden’s voice after the company’s chief compliance officer was warned in February.
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News BriefWhite House unveils AI workplace principles; Senate group roadmaps AI policy
Microsoft and Indeed stepped up to adopt new artificial intelligence principles put forth by President Joe Biden, while leading senators took a step toward crafting AI legislation.
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News BriefBiden executive order to target commercial data broker activities
A new executive order seeks to put clamps on the sale of Americans’ personal data by data brokers and other companies to certain countries found to be of national security concern.
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PremiumAI in 2024: More business use, more fraud risks
Use of generative artificial intelligence by businesses will ramp up in 2024, as will risk of AI-driven cyberattacks and fraud, according to experts.
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PremiumBiden AI executive order tips hand on areas of regulation focus
It’s all hands on deck at the White House to put into motion the dozens of directives in President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence, according to Nik Marda, chief of staff for the Technology Division in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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News BriefBiden executive order aims to cut AI risk while boosting safe use
Companies that design powerful artificial intelligence systems must perform safety tests on the programs and share results with the U.S. government under a sweeping executive order intended to make AI safe while furthering robust innovation.
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PremiumCompanies get say on Biden executive order restricting China tech investments
President Joe Biden’s recent executive order to restrict certain outbound investments to China offers an opportunity for companies to help shape the program by offering input through comment.
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News BriefTech giants, White House agree to AI risk management guidelines
Technology companies including Google, Meta, and OpenAI agreed to a series of voluntary commitments they’ll make regarding their management of risks when developing artificial intelligence systems.
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News BriefEU adopts Privacy Shield replacement for U.S. data transfers
The European Commission announced it adopted a new agreement with the United States to allow for transatlantic data flows without fear of violating the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
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News BriefTreasury report recommends stricter supervision of insurers’ climate risks
The Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office issued a report on gaps in how states supervise and assess climate-related risks among insurers.
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News BriefSurgeon general joins call to enhance children’s online privacy
The U.S. surgeon general issued a “call for urgent action” to policymakers about further limiting social media access for youth, along with enhancing online privacy protections for children.
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Biden nominates Philip Jefferson as Fed vice chair
President Joe Biden announced his nomination of Philip Jefferson for vice chair on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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News BriefU.S. set to expand sanctions in Sudan
The United States is preparing to issue sanctions on individuals and entities it considers responsible for perpetrating civil unrest in Sudan.
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News BriefTreasury: DeFi services vulnerable to AML/CFT, cybersecurity risks
A new U.S. Treasury report concluded that decentralized finance services are being used by bad actors to launder the proceeds of illegal activity, aided by crypto platforms weak or non-existent in anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance programs.
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News Brief
Biden presses banking regs to revisit Trump-era rollbacks
President Joe Biden called on federal banking agencies to consider reforms that would largely reverse changes to regulation made during the Trump administration regarding liquidity requirements, stress tests, and more.
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News BriefBipartisan bill would empower FDIC to pursue failed bank exec clawbacks
The Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act seeks to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to claw back five years’ worth of compensation from executives who lead failed banks.
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News BriefBiden calls for banking exec clawbacks amid failures
President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to “do more to hold senior bank executives accountable” since the market turmoil that has followed the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.