Agencies Get New AI Reporting Rules from White House – Deadline December

The Biden Administration released updated guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) reporting rules.

This guidance is meant to help agencies through the reporting process by providing deadlines, criteria, and mechanisms for reporting. President Biden’s Executive Order on AI requires agencies to report on their use of AI to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 

Under the guidance, agencies must report their AI case inventories to OMB by December 16, 2024. They must also post a consolidated view of the cases on their agency websites. The cases should use “plain-language responses, where appropriate” to “ensure readability and transparency” to the public.

The Department of Defense (DOD) and intelligence agencies are excluded from that deadline.

“Artificial Intelligence is helping agencies advance their missions and modernize the services we are delivering to the public,” said Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chair of the Chief AI Officers Council Clare Martorana. “And with increased AI use comes increased responsibility which is why annual AI use case inventory reporting is so important. It provides the public with greater transparency and helps preserve trust by demonstrating a commitment to ethical standards, accountability and responsible AI usage.”

Reporting Details

The guidance spells out how agencies are to report AI use cases. Those include reporting on name of use, intended purpose, outputs, and whether the technology will impact “rights” or “safety.”

Agencies must also provide granular information for AI use cases based on development stage, such as whether a use involves personally identifiable information and whether custom-developed code is required.

Plus, agencies cannot remove retired cases from inventories must mark them as no longer in use. However, they can remove cases if they “no longer meet inclusion criteria.” 

In addition, exceptions to the reporting will be granted for national security cases or for research and development use.