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AI Summary: This regulation, Executive Order 14409, promotes advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation and security by outlining a policy for the United States to lead in AI development while addressing national security concerns. It emphasizes collaboration with the private sector to modernize information systems, protect intellectual property from adversaries, and cultivate advanced AI capabilities. Key provisions include prioritizing the cyber defense of National Security Systems and Department of War information systems, and directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to expedite cyber defense of civilian Federal Government information systems, establish programs for AI-enabled defensive tools, and facilitate access to cybersecurity tools, including "covered frontier models" (advanced AI models that meet a certain threshold of cyber capability), for various government entities and critical infrastructure operators. The order also mandates the formation of an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse to coordinate vulnerability scanning and remediation, and the expansion of pathways for hiring cybersecurity specialists. Furthermore, it establishes a process for developing a classified benchmarking system to identify covered frontier models and design a voluntary framework for AI developers to share these models with the government for assessment and with selected trusted partners to promote secure innovation. The Attorney General is also directed to prioritize enforcement against those who use AI for illegal computer access or other crimes.