Including 7 of the top artificial intelligence companies Google, microsoft OpenAI and OpenAI will meet at the White House on Friday, pledging to develop ways for consumers to identify AI-generated material and test the security of tools before they go public.
Amazonhumanity, declension, meta Put together a group of prospective attendees. On Friday, the seven companies each agreed to a series of voluntary initiatives in the development of AI technology.
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Commitments include:
- Develop ways for consumers to identify AI-generated content, such as through watermarks.
- Have an independent expert assess the security of the tool before releasing it to the public.
- Share information about best practices and attempts to circumvent safeguards with other industry players, governments and external experts.
- Enable third parties to find and report system vulnerabilities.
- Report technology limitations and guide proper use of AI tools.
- Prioritize research on social risks of AI, such as discrimination and privacy.
- Development of AI aimed at mitigating social challenges such as climate change and disease.
Since OpenAI released ChatGPT late last year, safety has emerged as a major concern in the AI ​​world. ChatGPT can provide sophisticated, creative and conversational responses to simple text input. Top tech companies and investors are pouring billions of dollars into the massive language models behind so-called generative AI.
The technology has so much potential that major players in the space have expressed public concern about moving too quickly. “Reducing the risk of AI-induced extinction should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” industry experts and leaders wrote in an open letter in May.
The effort is part of President Biden’s commitment to developing AI without stifling innovation and with appropriate safeguards in place. While Congress is weighing rules around AI, it could be months or even years away as lawmakers continue to learn from experts about how the technology works and the risks associated with it.
Executives scheduled to attend Friday’s White House meeting include Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipski, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google Global Head Kent Walker, Inflection CEO Mustafa Suleiman, Meta Global Head Nick Clegg, Microsoft President Brad Smith and OpenAI President Greg Brockman.
The Biden administration said it has already discussed voluntary efforts with many other countries and is working to ensure that it complements international efforts in putting guardrails around technology.
Vice President Kamala Harris previously invited AI CEOs and labor and civil rights experts to discuss the challenges with AI.
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