This bill provides policy oversight to ensure that data and artificial intelligence capabilities are responsibly coordinated and ethically utilized across Department of Defense (DOD) operations and missions.・Establishes an Artificial Intelligence Chief Executive Governing Council. The department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) will head the council.
Among the many duties assigned to the CDAO under this bill are the following cybersecurity-related duties:
- Manage your AI digital assets Providing the digital infrastructure and procurement tools needed to manage data assets and large-scale data analytics capabilities, enabling understanding of critical external domains and relationship frameworks in cyberspace and planning for cyber operations. , supports the generation of signs and warnings regarding military operations. and capabilities, and the coordination of actions and reactions in strategic competition. ”
- Develop an AI bug bounty program For fundamental artificial intelligence models integrated into Department of Defense missions and operations.
- Implementation and supervision of educational programs on data and artificial intelligence Familiarize personnel across departments with artificial intelligence applications.
The bill also requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategic plan for the development, use, and cybersecurity of generative artificial intelligence, including policies governing the use of generative artificial intelligence and defense against adversarial use. There is. It also requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to “evaluate the capabilities of military applications that leverage artificial intelligence, the research and development needs associated with such applications, and the privacy, security, and accuracy vulnerabilities of such applications.” I also want it to be completed.
As for the Department of State, the bill establishes the Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to serve as the Secretary of State’s chief advisor on, among other things, the ethical use of AI and advanced analytics in data-based information processing. diplomacy. It also establishes a program called the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership to promote best practices and common standards for a national approach to cybersecurity.
The bill also establishes the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and Related Technologies (CDT) Fund in the Department of State to assist countries in preparing for, defending against, and responding to malicious cyber activity, as well as deploying malicious cyber activity. The aim is to promote a safe and stable cyberspace. National Strategy to Strengthen Cybersecurity.
Other notable NDAA cybersecurity provisions
Among the many other provisions of the NDAA that address cybersecurity, the following are noteworthy: