July 22nd 2023.
The White House recently held a meeting with leading technology companies and firms to discuss how they can responsibly develop artificial intelligence. Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Inflection all agreed to voluntary safety, security, and trust commitments. President Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris have both held meetings on the potential risks of artificial intelligence, and the Biden-Harris Administration has promised to ensure AI is developed safely and responsibly.
The AI Now Institute, however, had a different take on the White House's initiative. The Institute's executive director, Amba Kak, told the Associated Press that “A closed-door deliberation with corporate actors resulting in voluntary safeguards isn’t enough.” Kak believes that public deliberation is necessary for making sure technology companies do not abuse their power.
Inflection CEO Mustafa Suleyman defended the White House's initiative, however. He said that the “red-team” tests the companies agreed to represent a significant commitment, even though they are voluntary. These tests involve inviting hackers into the company to try and exploit their systems.
The technology industry is very competitive, and it's clear that the White House is taking artificial intelligence and its potential risks very seriously. To know if the White House's initiative on AI will be successful, we'll have to wait and see what comes out of the agreements. Public deliberation and oversight will be essential in making sure that AI is developed in an equitable and fair manner.
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