The meeting's agenda includes addressing issues such as AI-generated deepfakes and advancing research and testing of AI technology. This is the first such meeting since world leaders agreed to build a network of publicly backed safety institutes at an AI summit in South Korea. Despite Trump's promise to repeal Biden's AI policy, tech industry groups, backed by companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, are largely supportive of Biden's approach and are advocating for the preservation of the new AI Safety Institute.
Key takeaways:
- President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden’s signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for a second term.
- Government scientists and AI experts from multiple countries are gathering in San Francisco to deliberate on AI safety measures.
- The meeting is the first since world leaders agreed at an AI summit in South Korea in May to build a network of publicly backed safety institutes to advance research and testing of the technology.
- Tech industry groups are mostly pleased with the AI safety approach of Biden’s Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and have pushed for Congress to preserve the new agency and codify its work into law.