IBM, Adobe Among Big Tech Companies Joining White House's AI Commitments
Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The White House announced Tuesday that eight major technology companies, including Adobe, IBM and chipmaker Nvidia, have signed President Joe Biden's voluntary AI pledge to ensure responsible use of new technologies.
The pledge calls for measures to reduce negative uses of AI, such as watermarking content created by AI tools like ChatGPT and text-to-image maker Midjourney.
The White House said in a press release that the companies "have taken an important step toward developing responsible AI with Signature."
The eight major companies, including Cohere, Palantir, Salesforce, Scale AI and Stability, have committed to thoroughly testing these products before they come to market. According to the White House, they examine cyber threats and societal impacts and share security recommendations and other findings.
Seven more US tech giants joined in July: Amazon, Anthroponic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI.
In addition to pre-launch testing, companies commit to protecting critical components of AI systems from security threats. This means creating channels for users to report issues after product release to ensure an easy way to resolve any issues that arise.
In addition to watermarking, the White House is committed to maintaining public trust by releasing reports on what signatories can and cannot do with AI.
Essentially, the White House wants to reduce risks like bias and invasions of privacy while using AI to solve important challenges like combating climate change.
The announcement comes a day before tech executives like CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter (now many similar issues.
Schumer said lawmakers were concerned that AI could "increase risk and reduce opportunity."
In a statement about the newly signed venture, White House Chief of Staff Jeff Giants reiterated Schumer's concerns.
“The President is clear: take advantage of the benefits of AI, manage the risks and act ever faster. And that’s exactly what we’re doing everything we can to achieve this by working with the private sector.”
