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Vice President Harris watches as President Biden signs an executive order on artificial intelligence on Oct. 30. On Thursday, the Biden administration issued new rules on how government agencies can implement AI. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The White House issued new rules on how government can use AI. Here's what they do

The memo outlines how government agencies can implement artificial intelligence and requires that agencies have a chief AI officer.

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