Mace Questions DHS About New AI Task Force

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"The Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation applauds this goal and wants the AI Task Force to succeed. However, the Subcommittee is concerned by the apparent lack of attention by the AI Task Force to border security. In fiscal year 2022, more than 2.76 million illegal immigrants crossed the U.S. southwest border, "breaking the previous annual record by more than 1 million.' But while the Memorandum identifies four tasks for the AI Task Force, it does not include the terms "illegal immigration,' "irregular migration,' "border patrol agents,' or "border security.' Instead of blaming Congress for a "broken immigration system,' you could direct the Department's AI Task Force to also focus on the southern border and fill a crucial gap in the government's current approach to AI.

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The Subcommittee is also concerned that the Department's AI Task Force will further complicate the Administration's already fragmented approach towards AI governance. The federal government needs to adopt a unified approach toward AI, one that in theory would complement the statutorily directed National Institute of Standards and Technology's AI Risk Management Framework."

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