Sec. 1515. Strategy to defend against risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the officials described in paragraph (3), shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following: A description of interagency policies and procedures to defend the defense industrial base, cybersecurity capabilities, supply chains, and physical and operational security of the United States from the national and economic security risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence in the commission of information espionage and cyber attacks.
An itemized list of readily available resources, hardware, software, and technologies that can be immediately used to combat the use of artificial intelligence in the commission of information espionage and cyber attacks. An itemized list of resources, hardware, software, technologies, people, and budgetary estimates needed to help Federal agencies combat the use of artificial intelligence in the commission of information espionage and cyber attacks. Each report required by paragraph
(1)shall take the following risks into consideration the following: Deepfakes. Voice cloning. Non-kinetic autonomous weapons systems. Synthetic Identities. Enhanced cyber capabilities and automated cyber attacks. Overall digital flashpoint scenarios and escalation through speed. The officials described in this paragraph are the heads of the following: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The Defense Innovation Unit. The United States Cyber Command. The Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President. The Office of Strategic Capital. The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office. Not later than 90 days after the submission of a report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a set of recommendations relating to such report that contains the following: Recommendations for legislation to address the risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence in the commission of information espionage and cyber attacks. Best practices to assist United State businesses and government entities with risk mitigation and incident response to address the risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence in the commission of information espionage and cyber attacks.