Prize competition for artificial intelligence adversarial robustness research

(a) Prize competition required Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commence carrying out at least 1 prize competition under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) to develop capable artificial intelligence models that are designed to exhibit adversarial robustness in circumstances necessary for at least 1 high-impact, high-risk application in government or industry. (b) Consultation In carrying out a prize competition required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— (1) the Secretary of Commerce; (2) the Director of the Institute of Standards and Technology; (3) the National Cyber Director; (4) the Director of the National Science Foundation; (5) any industry expert from the artificial intelligence sector in the United States that the Secretary considers relevant; and (6) the head of any Federal agency who has authority or expertise in a high-impact, high-risk application of artificial intelligence that could be an appropriate subject for a prize competition under subsection (a). (c) Structure and evaluation criteria (1) In general The Secretary shall develop the structure and evaluation criteria for a prize competition carried out under subsection (a) in accordance with the primary purpose described in that subsection. (2) Competition structure The Secretary may— (A) structure a competition under subsection (a) into 1 or more phases, including submission of adversarial robustness frameworks, submission of artificial intelligence models, and red-teaming; and (B) open these phases to the same, or to distinct, contestant pools. (3) Evaluation considerations In developing the evaluation criteria for the frameworks, models, or methods submitted for a prize competition under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— (A) the degree to which a submission advances broadly applicable principles of artificial intelligence robustness; and (B) the practical value of the submission in reducing the risk of adversarial attacks in high-risk, high-value use cases of artificial intelligence. (d) Program administration The Secretary may enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or other agreements with for-profit or nonprofit entities or State, territorial, local, or Tribal agencies to design and administer any prize competition carried out under subsection (a).