AI companies commit to safe and transparent AI, White House reports
The White House announced on July 21, that prominent artificial intelligence (AI) companies, such as OpenAI, Google and Microsoft, have made commitments to create AI technology that is safe, secure and transparent. Additionally, the White House acknowledged other companies like Amazon, Anthropic, Meta and Inflection for also committing to AI safety.
The Biden Administration emphasized the responsibility of these companies in ensuring the safety of their products. The goal is to harness AI's potential while promoting the highest standards in its development.
Kent Walker, Google's President of Global Affairs, acknowledged that achieving success in AI requires collaboration. He expressed satisfaction in joining other leading AI companies to support these commitments and assured that they will continue to work together by sharing information and best practices.
Among the commitments are pre-release security testing for AI systems, sharing best practices in AI safety, investing in cybersecurity and insider threat safeguards and enabling third-party reporting of vulnerabilities in AI systems. Anna Makanju, OpenAI's VP of Global Affairs, stated that policymakers worldwide are contemplating new regulations for advanced AI systems.
In June, bipartisan U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill to create an AI commission, addressing concerns in the rapidly growing industry. The Biden Administration says it is collaborating with global partners like Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, the Philippines and the UK to establish an international framework for AI.
According to Microsoft President Brad Smith, the company is endorsing all of President Biden's voluntary commitments and independently committing to
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