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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Request for Information on Artificial
Intelligence
Notice of Request for
Information.
ACTION:
Artificial intelligence (AI)
technologies offer great promise for
creating new and innovative products,
growing the economy, and advancing
national priorities in areas such as
education, mental and physical health,
addressing climate change, and more.
Like any transformative technology,
however, AI carries risks and presents
complex policy challenges along a
number of different fronts. The Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
is interested in developing a view of AI
across all sectors for the purpose of
recommending directions for research
and determining challenges and
opportunities in this field. The views of
the American people, including
stakeholders such as consumers,
academic and industry researchers,
private companies, and charitable
foundations, are important to inform an
understanding of current and future
needs for AI in diverse fields. The
purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback
on overarching questions in AI,
including AI research and the tools,
technologies, and training that are
needed to answer these questions.
DATES: Responses must be received by
July 22, 2016 to be considered.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Webform: https://
www.whitehouse.gov/webform/rfipreparing-future-artificial-intelligence
• Fax: (202) 456–6040, Attn: Terah
Lyons.
• Mail: Attn: Terah Lyons, Office of
Science and Technology Policy,
Eisenhower Executive Office Building,
1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20504. Please allow
sufficient time for mail security
processing. Comments must be received
by July 22, 2016, to be considered.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is
voluntary. Responses exceeding 2,000
words will not be considered.
Respondents need not reply to all
questions; however, they should clearly
indicate the number of each question to
which they are responding. Brevity is
appreciated. Responses to this RFI may
be posted without change online. OSTP
therefore requests that no business
proprietary information or personally
identifiable information be submitted in
response to this RFI. Please note that the
U.S. Government will not pay for
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response preparation, or for the use of
any information contained in the
response.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3,
2016, the White House Office of Science
and Technology Policy announced a
number of new actions related to AI:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/
05/03/preparing-future-artificialintelligence. As a part of this initiative,
the Federal Government is working to
leverage AI for public good and to aid
in promoting more effective
government. OSTP is in the process of
co-hosting four public workshops in
2016 on topics in AI in order to spur
public dialogue on these topics and to
identify challenges and opportunities
related to this emerging technology.
These topics include the legal and
governance issues for AI, AI for public
good, safety and control for AI, and the
social and economic implications of AI.
A new National Science and
Technology Council (NSTC)
Subcommittee on Machine Learning and
Artificial Intelligence has also been
established. This group will monitor
state-of-the-art advances and technology
milestones in artificial intelligence and
machine learning within the Federal
Government, in the private sector, and
internationally, as well as help
coordinate Federal activity in this space.
Ultimately, dialogue from these
workshops and the efforts of the NSTC
Subcommittee may feed into the
development of a public report.
The Administration is working to
leverage AI as an emergent technology
for public good and toward a more
effective government. Applications in
AI to areas of government that are not
traditionally technology-focused are
especially significant; there are myriad
opportunities to improve government
services in areas related to urban
systems and smart cities, mental and
physical health, social welfare, criminal
justice, and the environment. There is
also tremendous potential in AI-driven
improvements to programs that help
disadvantaged and vulnerable
populations.
OSTP is particularly interested in
responses related to the following
topics: (1) The legal and governance
implications of AI; (2) the use of AI for
public good; (3) the safety and control
issues for AI; (4) the social and
economic implications of AI; (5) the
most pressing, fundamental questions in
AI research, common to most or all
scientific fields; (6) the most important
research gaps in AI that must be
addressed to advance this field and
benefit the public; (7) the scientific and
technical training that will be needed to
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take advantage of harnessing the
potential of AI technology, and the
challenges faced by institutions of
higher education in retaining faculty
and responding to explosive growth in
student enrollment in AI-related courses
and courses of study; (8) the specific
steps that could be taken by the federal
government, research institutes,
universities, and philanthropies to
encourage multi-disciplinary AI
research; (9) specific training data sets
that can accelerate the development of
AI and its application; (10) the role that
‘‘market shaping’’ approaches such as
incentive prizes and Advanced Market
Commitments can play in accelerating
the development of applications of AI to
address societal needs, such as
accelerated training for low and
moderate income workers (see https://
www.usaid.gov/cii/market-shapingprimer); and (11) any additional
information related to AI research or
policymaking, not requested above, that
you believe OSTP should consider.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terah Lyons, (202) 456–4444, Tech_
Innovation@ostp.eop.gov, OSTP.
Ted Wackler,
Deputy Chief of Staff.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
International Securities Exchange,
LLC; ISE Gemini, LLC; ISE Mercury,
LLC; Notice of Filing of Amendments
No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated
Approval of Proposed Rule Changes,
Each as Modified by Amendment No. 1
Thereto, Relating to a Corporate
Transaction in Which Nasdaq, Inc. Will
Become the Indirect Parent of ISE, ISE
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I. Introduction
On April 28, 2016, the International
Securities Exchange, LLC (‘‘ISE’’), ISE
Gemini, LLC (‘‘ISE Gemini’’), and ISE
Mercury, LLC (‘‘ISE Mercury’’)
(collectively, the ‘‘Exchanges’’) filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 and
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 proposed rule
changes in connection with the
acquisition of the Exchanges’ indirect
parent company, U.S. Exchange
Holdings, Inc. (‘‘U.S. Exchange
Holdings’’) by Nasdaq, Inc. (‘‘Nasdaq’’).
The proposed rule changes were
published for comment in the Federal
Register on May 16, 2016.3 On June 10,
2016, the Exchanges each filed
Amendment No. 1 to their respective
proposed rule changes.4 The
Commission received no comment
letters on the proposed rule changes.
This order provides notice of filing of
Amendment No. 1 to each of the
proposed rule changes and grants
accelerated approval to the proposed
rule changes, each as modified by
Amendment No. 1.
II. Background
Currently, the Exchanges are wholly
owned subsidiaries of International
Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (‘‘ISE
Holdings’’). ISE Holdings, in turn, is a
wholly owned subsidiary of U.S.
Exchange Holdings, which is wholly
¨
owned together by Deutsche Borse AG
¨
(‘‘Deutsche Borse’’) and Eurex Frankfurt
AG (‘‘Eurex Frankfurt’’).5 On March 9,
¨
2016, Deutsche Borse and Eurex
Frankfurt entered into an agreement
with Nasdaq, pursuant to which Nasdaq
would acquire all of the capital stock of
U.S. Exchange Holdings (the
‘‘Transaction’’) and thereby indirectly
all of the interests of the Exchanges.6
Nasdaq currently owns and operates
three national securities exchanges, The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (‘‘NASDAQ
Exchange’’), NASDAQ PHLX LLC
(‘‘PHLX’’), and NASDAQ BX, Inc.
(‘‘BX’’).
2 17
CFR 240.19b–4.
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 77794
(May 10, 2016), 81 FR 30351 (‘‘ISE Notice’’); 77795
(May 10, 2016), 81 FR 30386 (May 16, 2016) (‘‘ISE
Gemini Notice’’); and 77796 (May 10, 2016), 81 FR
30403 (May 16, 2016) (‘‘ISE Mercury Notice’’).
4 See infra Section V (discussing the changes
proposed in Amendment No. 1). Amendment No.
1 has been placed in the public comment file for
SR–ISE–2016–11, SR–ISE Gemini–2016–05, and ISE
Mercury–2016–10 at https://www.sec.gov/
comments/sr-ise-2016-11/ise201611-1.pdf, https://
www.sec.gov/comments/sr-isegemini-2016-05/
isegemini201605.shtml, and https://www.sec.gov/
comments/sr-isemercury-2016-10/
isemercury201610.shtml (see letters from Michael
Simon, Secretary, General Counsel, and Chief
Regulatory Officer, ISE, ISE Gemini, and ISE
Mercury, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission,
dated June 13, 2016).
5 Eurex Frankfurt holds an 85% interest in U.S.
¨
Exchange Holdings, and Deutsche Borse holds the
¨
remaining 15%. In turn, Deutsche Borse holds a
100% interest in Eurex Frankfurt. See ISE Notice,
supra note 3 at 30352.
6 See ISE Notice, supra note 3 at 30352; ISE
Gemini Notice, supra note 3, at 30387; and ISE
Mercury Notice, supra note 3, at 30404.
3 See
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Following the closing of the
¨
Transaction, Deutsche Borse and Eurex
Frankfurt will cease to be upstream
owners of the Exchanges.7 The
Exchanges will become indirect
subsidiaries of Nasdaq, and Nasdaq will
become the ultimate parent company of
the Exchanges.8 The remaining
upstream owners of the Exchanges,
however, will remain the same. Namely,
U.S. Exchange Holdings will remain the
sole, direct owner of ISE Holdings,
which, in turn, will continue to remain
the sole, direct owner of the Exchanges.
In order to consummate the
Transaction and reflect Nasdaq’s
proposed ownership of U.S. Exchange
Holdings, the Exchanges propose, upon
closing of the Transaction, to eliminate
certain corporate resolutions of
¨
Deutsche Borse and Eurex Frankfurt that
were previously filed with the
Commission as rules of the Exchanges
and adopt Nasdaq’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(‘‘Nasdaq COI’’) and Bylaws (‘‘Nasdaq
Bylaws’’, and together with the Nasdaq
COI, the ‘‘Nasdaq governing
documents’’) as rules of the Exchanges.9
The Exchanges also propose to amend
certain provisions regarding ownership
limits and voting limits of the Second
Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of ISE Holdings (‘‘ISE
Holdings COI’’) and to amend the Third
Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of U.S. Exchange
Holdings (‘‘U.S. Exchange Holdings
COI’’) to reflect that Nasdaq will hold
all, and have the rights to vote all,
authorized shares of stock of U.S.
Exchange Holdings.10 Additionally, the
Exchanges propose to eliminate the
Third Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement (the ‘‘Trust Agreement’’) that
exists among ISE Holdings, U.S.
Exchange Holdings, and the Trustees (as
defined therein), which was previously
established as rules of the Exchanges,
7 See ISE Notice, supra note 3 at 30352; ISE
Gemini Notice, supra note 3, at 30387; and ISE
Mercury Notice, supra note 3, at 30404. Upon
completion of the Transaction, the Exchanges will
also cease to have any non-U.S. upstream owners.
See id.
8 The Exchanges will also become affiliates of
NASDAQ Exchange, PHLX, NASDAQ BX, Inc. BX,
Boston Stock Exchange Clearing Corporation
(‘‘BSECC’’), and Stock Clearing Corporation of
Philadelphia (‘‘SCCP’’) through common, ultimate
ownership by Nasdaq. See ISE Notice, supra note
3 at 30351; ISE Gemini Notice, supra note 3, at
30386; and ISE Mercury Notice, supra note 3, at
30403. Upon closing of the Transaction, Nasdaq
will be the sole owner of eight self-regulatory
organizations: ISE, ISE Gemini, ISE Mercury,
NASDAQ Exchange, PHLX, BX, BSECC, and SCCP.
9 See infra Section III.A (Non-U.S. Upstream
Owner Resolutions and Nasdaq Governing
Documents).
10 See infra Section III.B (Ownership Limits and
Voting Limits).
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Request for Information on Artificial Intelligence
ACTION: Notice of Request for Information.
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SUMMARY: Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies offer great promise
for creating new and innovative products, growing the economy, and
advancing national priorities in areas such as education, mental and
physical health, addressing climate change, and more. Like any
transformative technology, however, AI carries risks and presents
complex policy challenges along a number of different fronts. The
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is interested in
developing a view of AI across all sectors for the purpose of
recommending directions for research and determining challenges and
opportunities in this field. The views of the American people,
including stakeholders such as consumers, academic and industry
researchers, private companies, and charitable foundations, are
important to inform an understanding of current and future needs for AI
in diverse fields. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback on
overarching questions in AI, including AI research and the tools,
technologies, and training that are needed to answer these questions.
DATES: Responses must be received by July 22, 2016 to be considered.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Webform: https://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/rfi-preparing-future-artificial-intelligence
Fax: (202) 456-6040, Attn: Terah Lyons.
Mail: Attn: Terah Lyons, Office of Science and Technology
Policy, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20504. Please allow sufficient time for mail
security processing. Comments must be received by July 22, 2016, to be
considered.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Responses
exceeding 2,000 words will not be considered. Respondents need not
reply to all questions; however, they should clearly indicate the
number of each question to which they are responding. Brevity is
appreciated. Responses to this RFI may be posted without change online.
OSTP therefore requests that no business proprietary information or
personally identifiable information be submitted in response to this
RFI. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for response
preparation, or for the use of any information contained in the
response.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 2016, the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy announced a number of new actions related
to AI: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/05/03/preparing-future-artificial-intelligence. As a part of this initiative, the Federal
Government is working to leverage AI for public good and to aid in
promoting more effective government. OSTP is in the process of co-
hosting four public workshops in 2016 on topics in AI in order to spur
public dialogue on these topics and to identify challenges and
opportunities related to this emerging technology. These topics include
the legal and governance issues for AI, AI for public good, safety and
control for AI, and the social and economic implications of AI. A new
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee on Machine
Learning and Artificial Intelligence has also been established. This
group will monitor state-of-the-art advances and technology milestones
in artificial intelligence and machine learning within the Federal
Government, in the private sector, and internationally, as well as help
coordinate Federal activity in this space. Ultimately, dialogue from
these workshops and the efforts of the NSTC Subcommittee may feed into
the development of a public report.
The Administration is working to leverage AI as an emergent
technology for public good and toward a more effective government.
Applications in AI to areas of government that are not traditionally
technology-focused are especially significant; there are myriad
opportunities to improve government services in areas related to urban
systems and smart cities, mental and physical health, social welfare,
criminal justice, and the environment. There is also tremendous
potential in AI-driven improvements to programs that help disadvantaged
and vulnerable populations.
OSTP is particularly interested in responses related to the
following topics: (1) The legal and governance implications of AI; (2)
the use of AI for public good; (3) the safety and control issues for
AI; (4) the social and economic implications of AI; (5) the most
pressing, fundamental questions in AI research, common to most or all
scientific fields; (6) the most important research gaps in AI that must
be addressed to advance this field and benefit the public; (7) the
scientific and technical training that will be needed to
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take advantage of harnessing the potential of AI technology, and the
challenges faced by institutions of higher education in retaining
faculty and responding to explosive growth in student enrollment in AI-
related courses and courses of study; (8) the specific steps that could
be taken by the federal government, research institutes, universities,
and philanthropies to encourage multi-disciplinary AI research; (9)
specific training data sets that can accelerate the development of AI
and its application; (10) the role that ``market shaping'' approaches
such as incentive prizes and Advanced Market Commitments can play in
accelerating the development of applications of AI to address societal
needs, such as accelerated training for low and moderate income workers
(see https://www.usaid.gov/cii/market-shaping-primer); and (11) any
additional information related to AI research or policymaking, not
requested above, that you believe OSTP should consider.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terah Lyons, (202) 456-4444,
Tech_Innovation@ostp.eop.gov, OSTP.
Ted Wackler,
Deputy Chief of Staff.
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