Google, Amazon, OpenAI
AI companies make promises to US presidents
7/22/2023 3:02 am
AI programs are getting better and better, and therefore harbor a number of risks, such as the dissemination of false information. Now seven AI companies, including Microsoft, are promising to be more careful with the US President in the future. There is already a plan for this.
Seven important developers of software with artificial intelligence are making a commitment to use the technology responsibly. This includes that AI programs are checked for their risks before publication. Content created or modified by software with artificial intelligence should also be marked, as US President Joe Biden said. Participating companies include Google, Amazon, the Facebook group Meta and Microsoft. The company OpenAI, whose technology is behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT, is also there.
ChatGPT has been causing a stir since the end of last year because the chatbot can communicate at human language level. The software from the start-up OpenAI was trained with a huge amount of data. She formulates a sentence by estimating word for word how it could go on. A disadvantage of the principle is that the program has no understanding of the content: That is why it can also make assertions with conviction that are completely wrong.
Fight against prejudice, racism and cancer
The fact that false information, including photos and videos that look deceptively real, can be created and disseminated with the help of AI software is considered one of the dangers of the technology. However, critics also point out that AI programs are not free from prejudice and discrimination. The companies pledged to address the issue. They also agreed to direct artificial intelligence towards major challenges such as cancer research and climate change.
Artificial intelligence harbors risks for society, the economy and national security – but also incredible opportunities, said Biden. The voluntary commitments are “a promising step,” but new laws and oversight will also be needed, Biden said after a meeting with company officials in the White House. The companies Anthropic and Inflection, which develop AI assistants, also joined the commitment.