WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce

Department said Monday it is proposing to require detailed

reporting requirements for advanced artificial intelligence

developers and cloud computing providers to ensure the

technologies are safe and can withstand cyberattacks.

The proposal from the department's Bureau of Industry and

Security would set mandatory reporting to the federal government

about development activities of "frontier" AI models and

computing clusters.

It would also require reporting on cybersecurity measures as

well as outcomes from so-called red-teaming efforts like testing

for dangerous capabilities including the ability to assist in

cyberattacks or lowering barriers to entry for non-experts to

develop chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons.

External red-teaming has been used for years in

cybersecurity to identify new risks, with the term referring to

U.S. Cold War simulations where the enemy was termed the "red

team."

Generative AI - which can create text, photos and videos in

response to open-ended prompts - has spurred excitement as well

as fears it could make some jobs obsolete, upend elections and

potentially overpower humans and have catastrophic effects.

Commerce said the information collected under the proposal

"will be vital for ensuring these technologies meet stringent

standards for safety and reliability, can withstand

cyberattacks, and have limited risk of misuse by foreign

adversaries or non-state actors."

President Joe Biden in October 2023 signed an executive

order requiring developers of AI systems that pose risks to U.S.

national security, the economy, public health or safety to share

the results of safety tests with the U.S. government before they

are released to the public.

The rule would establish reporting requirements for advanced

artificial intelligence (AI) models and computing clusters.

The regulatory push comes as legislative action in Congress

on AI has stalled.

Earlier this year, the BIS conducted a pilot survey of AI

developers. The Biden administration has taken a series of steps

to prevent China from using U.S. technology for AI, as the

burgeoning sector raises security concerns.

Top cloud providers include Amazon.com's ( AMZN ) AWS,

Alphabet's Google Cloud and Microsoft's ( MSFT ) Azure

unit.