Is National Security Systems are out of scope legally binding?

Q: Is National Security Systems are out of scope legally binding?

National Security Systems are out of scope is binding, sectoral in the United States. Binding, but only for a defined population: one regulated sector, or the federal government and the vendors it buys from. The memorandum does not cover AI used as a component of a National Security System. Those are governed separately, including under DoD Directive 3000.09 on autonomy in weapon systems.

ObligationBinding, sectoral

National Security Systems are out of scope

Is this legally binding?

Binding, sectoral. Binding, but only for a defined population: one regulated sector, or the federal government and the vendors it buys from.

The memorandum does not cover AI used as a component of a National Security System. Those are governed separately, including under DoD Directive 3000.09 on autonomy in weapon systems.

whitehouse.govM-25-21 Appendix, section 1(c)Show it on the map

What this connects to

1 relations. Official relations are the ones the source documents state; anything marked GAGE analysis is our reading, not an agency's.

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InstrumentOMB M-25-21: Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public TrustBinding, sectoral

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