[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45711-45712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11317]


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PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

[Notice-PCLOB-2024-01; Docket No. 2024-0002; Sequence No. 24]


Notice of a PCLOB Public Forum Examining the Role of Artificial 
Intelligence in Counterterrorism and Request for Public Comment

AGENCY: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Board will be conducting a virtual public forum on July 
11th, 2024 on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in 
counterterrorism and related national security programs, and privacy 
and civil liberties issues associated with these uses of AI. More 
information about this online forum will be posted at www.pclob.gov as 
it becomes available. The Board seeks public comments in advance of the 
forum to help inform the discussion and future Board deliberations.

DATES: Public comments may be submitted any time prior to the closing 
of the docket at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Monday, 
July 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments responsive to notice PCLOB-2024-01 
via http://www.regulations.gov. Please search by Notice PCLOB-2024-01 
and follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. Responsive 
comments received generally will be posted without change to 
regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential 
information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please 
check regulations.gov approximately two-to-three business days after 
submission to verify posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Silverleib, Legislative and 
Public Affairs Officer, at 202-997-7719 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board seeks public comments regarding 
topics it should explore in both its public forum and future oversight 
regarding the role of artificial intelligence in the federal 
government's counterterrorism efforts.
    In both the forum and public comments, the Board seeks to cover 
questions including but not limited to the following: How is the 
federal government using AI in current efforts to combat terrorism and 
protect national security? How can or should AI be used for targeting, 
behavioral profiling, signals analysis, intelligence analysis, and 
prediction? What should effective performance metrics look like for the 
use of AI by the Intelligence Community (IC)? What standards does the 
IC use in evaluating whether IC tools are ready to deploy in 
operational contexts? Are those the right standards? What new threats 
are created by AI's use by adversaries or malicious actors? What 
privacy or civil liberties risks does the use of AI exacerbate? How 
might bias, non-transparency, or unreliability in AI systems harm 
individuals? How can that harm be detected or mitigated? What recourse 
do people or agencies have if AI malfunctions or is otherwise proven 
unreliable? Can IC analysts ever be sure that AI augmented analysis is 
correct?
    PCLOB invites input from all stakeholders including members of the 
public, representing a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. If a 
comment is submitted on behalf of an organization, the individual 
respondent's role in the organization may also be provided on a 
voluntary basis.

Alan Silverleib,
PCLOB Legislative and Public Affairs Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-11317 Filed 5-22-24; 8:45 am]
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