There is also an independent commitment by top AI developers to participate in a public evaluation of their systems in August at the Las Vegas hacker convention DEF CON.īut the White House also needs to take stronger action as AI systems built by these companies are getting integrated into thousands of consumer applications, said Adam Conner of the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress. In addition, the White House Office of Management and Budget is expected to issue guidance in the next few months on how federal agencies can use AI tools. The Democratic administration announced an investment of $140 million to establish seven new AI research institutes. The popularity of AI chatbot ChatGPT - even Biden has given it a try, White House officials said Thursday - has sparked a surge of commercial investment in AI tools that can write convincingly human-like text and churn out new images, music and computer code.īut the ease with which it can mimic humans has propelled governments around the world to consider how it could take away jobs, trick people and spread disinformation. “What you’re doing has enormous potential and enormous danger,” Biden told the CEOs, according to a video posted to his Twitter account. President Joe Biden briefly dropped by the meeting in the White House’s Roosevelt Room, saying he hoped the group could “educate us” on what is most needed to protect and advance society.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris met on Thursday with the heads of Google, Microsoft and two other companies developing artificial intelligence as the Biden administration rolls out initiatives meant to ensure the rapidly evolving technology improves lives without putting people’s rights and safety at risk.

A Rose for Danger by Marguerite Bell