Major AI companies are working with the Biden administration to address the risks posed by artificial intelligence. Meta (formerly Facebook), Google, OpenAI and four other leading AI firms have promised to invest more in cybersecurity, bias research and transparency tools.
The seven AI companies – which also include Amazon, Anthropic, Inflection and Microsoft – all voluntarily agreed to follow a series of recommendations from the White House. These include funding cybersecurity to protect AI systems from hackers. They will study how AI could discriminate against certain groups and develop “watermarks” to show when AI generates content.
The White House did not specify what will happen if the companies fail to meet their commitments. A White House official said the Biden administration is working on an executive order to tackle AI risks across federal agencies. But they did not provide details.
In May, the White House gave $140 million to the National Science Foundation to launch AI research institutes. The seven companies also recently agreed to allow outsiders evaluate the safety of their AI language models.
On Friday, July 21, representatives from the seven AI firms will meet at the White House to formally sign these safety commitments. The deals come after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recently released a plan for Congress to regulate AI in a way that protects privacy, jobs and security.
While lawmakers from both parties have begun introducing AI bills, the White House summit shows the Biden administration wants to work with AI companies to improve the safety of their rapidly advancing technologies. The voluntary safety commitments aim to balance innovation with responsibility as AI continues to reshape our world.
