Sec. 248. Acquisition of ethically and responsibly developed artificial intelligence technology
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Board of Directors of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center established under section 224, shall conduct an assessment to determine whether the Department of Defense has the ability to ensure that any artificial intelligence technology acquired by the Department is ethically and responsibly developed. The assessment conducted under subsection
(a)shall address the following: Whether the Department of Defense has personnel with sufficient expertise, across multiple disciplines, to ensure the acquisition of ethically and responsibly developed artificial intelligence technology, including personnel with sufficient ethical, legal, and technical expertise to advise on the acquisition of such technology. The feasibility and advisability of retaining outside experts as consultants to assist the Department in filling any gaps in expertise identified under paragraph (1). The extent to which existing acquisition processes encourage or require consultation with relevant experts across multiple disciplines within the Department to ensure that artificial intelligence technology acquired by the Department is ethically and responsibly developed. Quantitative and qualitative standards for assessing the extent to which experts across multiple disciplines are engaged in the acquisition of artificial intelligence technology by the Department. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the assessment. The report under paragraph
(1)shall include, based on the results of the assessment— an explanation of whether the Department of Defense has personnel with sufficient expertise, across multiple disciplines, to ensure the acquisition of ethically and responsibly developed artificial intelligence technology; an explanation of whether the Department has adequate procedures to encourage or require the consultation of such experts as part of the acquisition process for artificial intelligence technology; and with respect to any deficiencies identified under subparagraph
(A)or subparagraph (B), a description of any measures that have been taken, and any additional resources that may be needed, to mitigate such deficiencies.