The White House is bringing in AI’s top seven companies to make voluntary promises (really, we can trust them) to protect users. The companies Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI have all agreed to a series of asks from the White House to address many of the risks posed by artificial intelligence.vvThe promises consist of investments in cybersecurity, discrimination research, and a new watermarking system informing users when content is AI-generated. What else will be in the agreement?
See: https://nypost.com/2023/06/25/biden-admin-top-dems-plot-to-make-ai-woke-watchdog-says/
The companies have entered these agreements voluntarily, so there are no consequences if they fail to fulfill their promises. Many of these commitments are not expected to roll out in July 2023, but the companies are expected to work on implementing them immediately. In a call with reporters, a White House official said that the Biden administration was currently working on an executive order to address some of the risks posed by AI. The official declined to give specifics but said that actions could occur across federal agencies and departments.
Over the last few months, the Biden administration has met with tech executives and labor and civil rights leaders to discuss AI. In May 2023, the White House announced more funding and policy guidance for companies developing artificial intelligence tech, including $140 million to the National Science Foundation to launch seven new National AI Research (NAIR) Institutes. Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, and other companies also agreed to allow their language models to be publicly evaluated at this year’s Def Con.
The announcement comes nearly a month after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) launched his plan for Congress to regulate the technology without dampening innovation. The plan, the SAFE (Security, Accountability, Foundations, Explain) Framework, doesn’t provide specific policy requests but calls on lawmakers to work together to create rules to address AI’s potential to harm national security, cause job loss, and create misinformation.
“AI could be our most spectacular innovation yet, a force that could ignite a new era of technological advancement, scientific discovery, and industrial might,” Schumer said of his plan last month. Schumer’s plan also included a series of briefings for senators on the technology. Next week, he will host the third briefing. The first two meetings explained the technology and presented its risks for national security.
Since Schumer’s announcement, lawmakers on both sides have introduced legislation to regulate the tech. Some new rules limiting how the Defense Department could use generative AI have entered this year’s must-pass National Defense Authorization Act. According to CNN, senators are expected to vote to approve the measure sometime next week.
As for the White House summit, representatives from all seven companies are expected to convene at the White House for a physical signing of these commitments. The White House has not said what time the event will take place.
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