U.S. bill names N. Korea, Iran among countries of concern in AI cybersecurity initiative

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at strengthening American cybersecurity defenses against artificial intelligence (AI) attacks, naming North Korea and Iran among countries of concern, congressional data showed Monday.

The AI Cyber Defense Act, introduced by Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) and Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA) and referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to work with private-sector AI stakeholders to develop voluntary standards and best practices for detecting and preventing AI distillation attacks.

The legislation identifies North Korea, China, Russia, Iran and Cuba as countries of concern.

The measure would require NIST to engage with private-sector AI stakeholders within 180 days of enactment to establish a definition of so-called AI distillation attacks, and develop voluntary standards and best practices for detecting and preventing them.

AI distillation refers to a technique in which knowledge or capabilities from one AI model are transferred to another.

The bill would also require NIST to establish an AI Cybersecurity Roundtable within 180 days of enactment to develop voluntary standards and best practices relating to the defensive use of artificial intelligence for cybersecurity purposes.

The introduction of the bill comes as the U.S. Treasury Department proposed last week on expanding restrictions on American investments in sensitive technologies to include North Korea and several other countries, as Washington seeks to prevent adversaries from using U.S. capital to develop advanced military capabilities.

This graphic image illustrates a North Korea-backed cyberattack threat. (Yonhap)

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华盛顿，10 月 26 日（韩联社）——国会周一公布的数据显示，美国国会议员提出了一项旨在加强美国网络安全防御以抵御人工智能 (AI) 攻击的法案，并将朝鲜和伊朗列为关注国家。

由众议员帕特·哈里根（北卡罗来纳州共和党籍）和众议员乔治·怀特塞兹（加利福尼亚州民主党籍）提出的《人工智能网络防御法案》已提交众议院科学、空间和技术委员会审议。该法案将指示国家标准与技术研究院（NIST）与私营部门人工智能利益相关者合作，制定自愿性标准和最佳实践，以检测和防止人工智能蒸馏攻击。

该法案将朝鲜、中国、俄罗斯、伊朗和古巴列为关注国家。

该措施将要求 NIST 在法案生效后的 180 天内与私营部门人工智能利益相关者进行沟通，以确定所谓的 AI 蒸馏攻击的定义，并制定检测和预防此类攻击的自愿性标准和最佳实践。

AI 知识提炼是指将一个 AI 模型中的知识或能力转移到另一个 AI 模型中的一种技术。

该法案还将要求美国国家标准与技术研究院 (NIST) 在法案生效后 180 天内成立人工智能网络安全圆桌会议，以制定与人工智能在网络安全防御方面的应用相关的自愿性标准和最佳实践。

就在这项法案出台之际，美国财政部上周提议扩大对美国在敏感技术领域投资的限制，将朝鲜和其他几个国家也纳入其中。华盛顿此举旨在阻止对手利用美国资本发展先进的军事能力。

这张图示展现了朝鲜支持的网络攻击威胁。（韩联社）

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