In other AI news, Google launched the Digital Futures Project to study AI, Adobe added AI to its creative toolset, and Microsoft offered to help AI developers with copyright protection. Traffic to AI chatbot ChatGPT has increased, driven by students returning from summer vacation. The White House also announced that 15 tech companies have signed a voluntary pledge to ensure their AI systems are safe and transparent.
Key takeaways:
- Tech leaders, legislators, and industry groups met in Washington, DC, to discuss the need for laws governing generative AI technology, but could not agree on how to approach these regulations.
- Attendees at the AI Insight Forum included tech CEOs and leaders from OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and X/Twitter, among others. They discussed potential AI regulations, the 2024 US elections, and the creation of an independent AI agency.
- 15 notable tech companies, including Adobe, Salesforce, IBM, Nvidia, Palantir, Stability AI, Cohere and Scale AI, have signed on to a voluntary pledge to ensure AI systems are safe and transparent about how they work.
- Google has launched the Digital Futures Project, an initiative that aims to understand and address the opportunities and challenges of AI. The company will give $20 million in grants to leading think tanks and academic institutions around the world to facilitate dialogue and inquiry into AI technology.