The White House's chief of staff, Jeff Zients, plans to meet with representatives from several of the companies to discuss AI benefits and risks. The commitments made will apply to the next system released by each company. Adobe’s executive vice president and general counsel, Dana Rao, called the commitments an “important step” in collaboration between the government and industry, emphasizing the need for thoughtful conversations to ensure AI legislation and regulation support innovation while providing essential safeguards for society and the public.
Key takeaways:
- Eight more tech companies, including Salesforce, Nvidia, IBM, Palantir, and Stability, have joined the White House's voluntary artificial intelligence pledge, bringing the total to 15 prominent US firms. The pledge includes commitments to develop technology to identify AI-generated images and share safety data with the government and academics.
- The White House continues to show interest in AI issues, with an AI executive order in progress and President Biden supporting AI legislation efforts in Congress. This follows summits with tech executives and civil rights advocates.
- Jeff Zients, the White House chief of staff, is set to meet with representatives from several of the companies, including Adobe, Cohere, and ScaleAI, to discuss AI benefits and risks. This meeting is expected to cover similar topics as the AI summit hosted by the White House in July.
- The commitments made in the pledge will apply to the next system released by each of the companies. Adobe's executive vice president and general counsel, Dana Rao, has called these commitments an "important step" in collaboration between the government and industry.