Over the past decade, both Republican and Democratic administrations have recognized the need for action on AI, releasing a series of Executive Orders to address the changing technological landscape. These include:

• • Executive Order 13859 on "Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence";
  • Executive Order 13960 on "Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government";
  • Executive Order 13873 on "Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain," and;
  • Executive Order 14110 on "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence," (rescinded on January 20, 2025 by Executive Order 14148);
  • Executive Order 14141 on "Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure";
  • Executive Order 14144 on "Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity";
  • Executive Order 14179 on "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence;"
  • Executive Order 14213 on "Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council."

To contribute to this effort, the Future of Life Institute has provided formal input through responses to Requests for Comments and Information to the federal government. We provide technical and policy expertise on a wide range of issues including hardware governance, standard setting and protection of critical infrastructure.

You can find our formal responses to each Request below. We engage with the Executive branch through these and other means to ensure that artificial intelligence abides by the same safety guarantees that we have rightfully come to expect in other sectors such as in medicine development or aviation.

For questions regarding our work in this space, invitations and opportunities for collaboration, please reach out to policy@futureoflife.org.