EveryAILaw.comDoes EO 14409 — Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security require Risk Assessment?
United States • voluntary
Yes — 1 provision
Requirements at a glance
This regulation imposes 3 specific requirements for Risk Assessment across 1 provision:
- Classified benchmarking — Government to develop and maintain a classified process benchmarking the advanced cyber capabilities of AI models
- Threshold designation — The benchmark sets the threshold at which a model is designated a "covered frontier model"
- Assessment sharing — Capability assessments are shared with AI developers as appropriate
Covered Frontier Model Designation and Benchmarking #
Directs Treasury, NSA, and CISA to develop and maintain a classified benchmarking process that assesses the advanced cyber capabilities of AI models and sets the threshold for designating a "covered frontier model." This is the first federal mechanism defining a frontier-model threshold by capability rather than compute. Developers engage the designation process voluntarily; assessments are shared with developers as appropriate. The benchmark and threshold are pending — agencies have 60 days to develop them.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Classified benchmarking | Government to develop and maintain a classified process benchmarking the advanced cyber capabilities of AI models |
| Threshold designation | The benchmark sets the threshold at which a model is designated a "covered frontier model" |
| Assessment sharing | Capability assessments are shared with AI developers as appropriate |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| N/A | Voluntary designation; no penalties. Designation does not trigger any mandatory licensing or permitting (§ 3(c)). |