The document notes that the United States must assume the role of a global leader in artificial intelligence, and outlines five principles on which to build a national strategy in this area, including issues of national security, effective research and development, and ethics and privacy. ...
The authors of the resolution are confident that in the future, AI technologies will "change the nature of the US economy" and will "dramatically" affect the security of the country, its allies and partners.
Congressmen state that, given the relevance of this area, many states have already adopted national strategies in the field of AI.
Speaking in the draft resolution on Russia, the American congressmen recalled the words of Vladimir Putin about the importance of the development of artificial intelligence: "Whoever becomes the leader in this area will be the master of the world."
“In the opinion of Congress, the United States should work with its allies to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence systems by China, Russia and other adversaries,” the submitted draft states.
At the same time, congressmen believe that Washington should establish cooperation with Moscow and Beijing in terms of "common concerns about the security of artificial intelligence", as well as work on "building confidence by establishing communication procedures in case of crisis situations to reduce the likelihood of unintended use and the escalation risk associated with artificial intelligence systems. "
In February, it was reported that the US Department of Defense had officially adopted "ethical principles" for the use of artificial intelligence in the field of weapons.
Thus, Washington said that they intend to be guided by five basic norms: "responsibility", "objectivity", "controllability", "reliability" and "manageability".