The Vice President of the United States and top advisers to President Biden met with several CEOs of the AI industry to discuss "concerns about the risks associated with AI."
On May 4, US Vice President Kamala Harris joined nine top Biden administration advisers on science, national security, politics and economics, meeting with the CEOs of OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.
Notably, the CEO of tech giant Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, was absent from the meeting.
Before the meeting, the White House released a flurry of AI-related announcements about funding for AI research facilities, government artificial intelligence policyand evaluation of AI systems.
The meeting focused on the transparency of AI systems, the importance of evaluating and validating the security of AI, and ensuring that AI is protected from malicious actorsAccording to the announcement.
Advances in technology always present new opportunities and challenges. Generative AI is no different.
Today I met with the CEOs of companies that are at the forefront of these advances to discuss the responsibility of governments and companies to mitigate risks to protect the public. pic.twitter.com/YQOkdv1BgR
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) May 5, 2023
The government and technology chief executives reportedly agreed that "more work is needed to develop and ensure adequate safeguards and protections" for AI.
The CEOs pledged to work with the White House to ensure Americans can "benefit from AI innovation." No specific details were shared about what safeguards were needed or what exactly the engagement with the government entails.
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg was absent from the meeting despite the company. working on AI during years. A White House official said CNN "focused on the companies that are currently leading in the space."
Artificial intelligence is one of the most powerful tools of our time, but to take advantage of its opportunities, we must first mitigate its risks.
Today I went through a meeting with AI leaders to discuss the importance of innovating responsibly and protecting people's rights and safety. pic.twitter.com/VEJjBrhCTW
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 4, 2023
The Biden administration also highlighted, without elaborating, his work to address national security concerns raised by AI, specifically mentioning cybersecurity and biosecurity.
He said these efforts would ensure that AI companies "have access to best practices" for protecting AI networks from state cybersecurity experts from the "national security community."
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On the same day, the Biden Administration announced that it would set aside $140 million to launch seven new National AI Research Institutes, bringing the total to 25 across the country.
“These institutes bolster America's AI [research and development] infrastructure," the White House said. He added that the institutes would "drive progress" in areas such as "climate, agriculture, energy, public health, education and cybersecurity."
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In a separate announcement, the government said that AI development companies, including Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Hugging Face, and Stability AI, will also participate in the public evaluation of AI systems on a company platform. AI Scale AI training session at the DEFCON hacker convention in August.
We have been working hard on the Generative Red Team event that we are doing in @defcon for a while and we are excited that the @White House announced it this morning. Here are more details:https://t.co/04oXIqXrKr
— AI Village @ DEF CON (@aivillage_dc) May 4, 2023
Finally, the White House said it would release a draft policy on how the US government will use AI, which will be available for public comment "this summer."
Policies will be written on the development, use, and acquisition of AI by federal departments and agencies. He said the policies will be a "blueprint" for state and local governments, in their own acquisition and use of AI.
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