Tech giants, White House agree to AI risk management guidelines
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Kyle Brasseur2023-07-21T15:29:00
Technology companies including Google, Meta, and OpenAI agreed to a series of voluntary commitments they’ll make regarding their management of risks when developing artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
The agreements between the companies and the Biden administration are designed to ensure AI products are safe and properly tested before being introduced to the public, the White House said in a fact sheet Friday.
In total, seven companies agreed to the commitments: Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI.
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