White House seeks AI solutions for security issues
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The White House on Monday announced a new contest to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the security of government systems from cyberattacks. The contest called the AI Security Challenge, will award up to $10 million to teams that can develop AI solutions to detect and prevent malicious activities on federal networks.
AI Security Challenge
As Reuters reports, the contest is part of the Biden administration’s efforts to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity after a series of high-profile hacks that targeted government agencies, critical infrastructure, and private sector organizations. The White House said that AI has the potential to enhance the security of government systems by automating tasks, analyzing data, and identifying anomalies.
The AI Security Challenge is open to researchers, academics, industry experts, and students from the US and allied countries. The contest will run for two years and will consist of three phases. The first phase will focus on developing AI models that can detect malicious activities on simulated federal networks. The second phase will test the models on real-world data from federal agencies. The third phase will evaluate the models on live federal networks and measure their performance, scalability, and robustness.
Supported by public and private bodies
The contest is sponsored by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The contest is also supported by several private sector partners, including Microsoft, Google, IBM, Amazon Web Services, and Intel.
The White House said that the contest aims to foster innovation and collaboration in the field of AI security and to create a community of experts that can help the government address its cybersecurity challenges. The White House also said that the contest will adhere to the principles of responsible and trustworthy AI, such as fairness, privacy, accountability, and transparency.
The registration for the contest will open on August 16 and the deadline for submitting solutions for the first phase is November 15. The winners of the contest will be announced in 2025.
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