Security News > 2024 > April > DHS establishes AI Safety and Security Board to protect critical infrastructure

The Board will advise the Secretary, the critical infrastructure community, other private sector stakeholders, and the broader public on the safe and secure development and deployment of AI technology in nation's critical infrastructure.

Create a forum for DHS, the critical infrastructure community, and AI leaders to share information on the security risks presented by AI. The Board will help DHS stay ahead of evolving threats posed by hostile nation-state actors and reinforce our national security by helping to deter and prevent those threats.

The DHS Homeland Threat Assessment of 2024 warns the public of the threat AI-assisted tools pose to our economic security and critical infrastructure, including how these technologies "Have the potential to enable larger scale, faster, efficient, and more evasive cyber attacks-against targets, including pipelines, railways, and other US critical infrastructure." It also concludes that nation states, including the People's Republic of China, are developing "Other AI technologies that could undermine U.S. cyber defenses, including generative AI programs that support malicious activity such as malware attacks."

"As one of the world's leading developers and deployers of AI tools and services, AWS supports fostering the safe, secure, and responsible development of AI technology. We appreciate the opportunity to serve as an inaugural member of the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, and we are committed to continued collaboration with policymakers, industry, researchers, critical infrastructure providers, and the AI community to advance the responsible and secure use of AI," said Adam Selipsky, CEO, Amazon Web Services.

"Artificial intelligence is a game-changing technology that is making businesses smarter, stronger, and safer. AI's ability to analyze threat information at scale can help protect the nation's critical infrastructure from cyberattacks, an imperative that I look forward to advancing as a member of the AI Safety and Security Board," said Arvind Krishna, CEO, IBM. The launch of the Board is a keystone of wide-ranging efforts within DHS to respond to the rapid emergence of AI technology.

In the EO, the President directed Secretary Mayorkas to establish the AI Safety and Security Board to support the responsible development of AI. The President also directed DHS to promote the adoption of AI safety standards globally, protect U.S. networks and critical infrastructure, reduce the risks that AI can be used to create weapons of mass destruction, combat AI-related intellectual property theft, and help the United States attract and retain skilled talent, among other missions.

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