Establishes an Office of Technology for Peace to evaluate AI and other technologies' impacts on peace. Grants research funding for nonviolent technologies that conserve resources and promote a sustainable, peaceful economy.
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This is a legislative act establishing a government office with specific statutory authority to make grants and carry out designated functions. It uses mandatory language ('shall') and creates binding legal obligations.
The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with brief mentions of environmental harm (6.6) through its focus on resource conservation and sustainability. The document primarily focuses on positive applications of technology for peace rather than addressing specific AI risks.
The document governs AI and technology development across multiple sectors through its grant-making authority. Primary sectors include Scientific Research and Development Services, Agriculture, Trade/Transportation/Utilities (energy), Health Care (medicine), and Information (communications). The governance focuses on promoting nonviolent, sustainable technologies across these industries.
The document primarily addresses the Plan and Design stage by establishing an office to study technologies and their ethical implications. It also covers Build and Use Model through grant-making for technology research and development. The focus is on early-stage governance and research funding rather than deployment or operational monitoring.
The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence as one of several technologies covered. It does not define AI models or systems, nor does it distinguish between frontier AI, general purpose AI, or task-specific AI. There is no mention of compute thresholds, foundation models, generative AI, predictive AI, or open-weight models.
United States Congress
The document is identified as being from the United States Congress, which is the legislative body that proposed and enacted this legislation.
Office of Technology for Peace; Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace; Department of Peacebuilding
The Office of Technology for Peace, headed by the Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace within the Department of Peacebuilding, is established to carry out the functions and make grants according to the specified criteria.
Office of Technology for Peace; Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace; Department of State
The Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace is responsible for studying and disseminating policies and research in consultation with the Department of State, indicating a monitoring and oversight role.
The document targets entities engaged in research and development of technologies including AI, mobile technologies, social media, drones, and data science. Grant recipients would be developers and researchers working on nonviolent technologies.
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