Top Tech CEOs Discuss A.I. Safety At The White House: What They Agreed Upon
The CEOs of four leading AI companies, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic, were invited to the White House today (May 4) to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and a senior Biden administration official to discuss artificial intelligence. hotly debated topic. in the tech community in recent weeks.
Ahead of the meeting, the White House announced three new initiatives, including $140 million in federal funding for artificial intelligence research, a major commitment for AI companies to open their models for public evaluation, and a proposed future policy on the use of AI. . : U.S. government
Tech CEOs Arrive in Washington, D.C.
Invited to today's meeting were Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei.
Altman and Picha were seen outside the White House this morning talking to reporters. Altman told a group of reporters before their meeting that AI "will definitely be a challenge" for the company, but "we can get through it," according to videos posted on Twitter. A tweet from Reuters correspondent David Shepardson said Pichai said intelligence was an "important matter" and he looked forward to a productive meeting.
Picha was seen leaving the White House around 3 p.m. today. He declined to comment on his meeting with Harris, Shepardson reported.
Major AI Firms Agree to Publicly Audit Algorithms
Seven tech companies (Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Stability AI, Nvidia, and Hugging Face) have agreed to open their AI systems for public evaluation on a platform developed by Scale AI, which collects data for Ofron's machine learning. learning algorithms. .
This process is designed to ensure that the models of these companies are consistent with the principles and practices of the Biden Administration plan, the AI Bill of Rights, and the AI Risk Management Framework, both of which are endorsed by the Biden Administration. in six recent documents. Months have been invested. promote responsible innovation.
“This independent exercise will provide researchers and the public with critical information about the implications of these models and will enable AI companies and developers to take action to address problems identified in these models,” the White House said in a statement.
While the AI race is largely led by tech giants like Google and Microsoft (also an OpenAI investor), startups that specialize in large language models are quickly gaining ground. Anthropic, Stability AI, and Hugging Face are some of the major players in the AI startup industry. Anthropic, only two years old, was recently valued at more than $4 billion.
The Biden administration is committed to funding and policy guidance.
The National Science Foundation, the federal agency that supports basic research and education, will spend $140 million to create 7 new National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes to promote responsible innovation in AI, the White House announced today.
The federal government currently operates 18 AI research institutes across the country. The women will focus on artificial intelligence research in areas considered critical by the government, such as climate, agriculture, energy, public health, education and cyber security.
In addition, the Biden administration's Office of Management and Budget will release draft policy guidance on the US government's use of AI systems this summer. The guidelines, which are open for public comment, are to objective to establish rules to ensure that the development, acquisition, and use of artificial intelligence systems by government agencies are consistent with the rights and safety of the American people.
