Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other AI companies agree to implement AI protections

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other AI companies have agreed to implement a series of AI protections through the administration of US President Joe Biden.

Voluntary Commitments

In addition, on Friday the White House announced that it has received voluntary commitments from seven US companies aimed at securing their artificial intelligence products prior to their launch.

In a statement, he added that the four tech giants, along with ChatGBT developer OpenAI and startups Anthropic and Inflection AI, have pledged to conduct security testing “partially conducted by independent experts” to protect against key risks such as biosecurity and cybersecurity.

Flaws

The companies also committed to using vulnerability reporting methods on their systems and using digital watermarks to distinguish between real and AI-generated images.

The White House said companies will publicly report flaws and risks in their technology, including the impact on fairness and bias.

Instant Method

Voluntary commitments are intended as an immediate way to eliminate risks before a long-term effort to get Congress to pass laws to regulate this technology.

In contrast, some advocates of AI regulation have said that Biden’s move is only the beginning, but more needs to be done to hold companies and their products to account.

Potential Legislation

For his part, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, said he would pass legislation to regulate artificial intelligence. He held a series of briefings with government officials to brief senators on a bipartisan issue.

A number of tech executives have called for AI regulation, and some of them traveled to the White House in May to speak with Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other officials.