USA want to curb risks
AI content should receive watermarks
7/21/2023 12:46 p.m
The US is currently working on a bill to regulate artificial intelligence. AI content could soon be given a special label there. Well-known AI companies are said to have offered this to American President Biden.
According to the US government, immediately before an industry meeting in the White House, major providers of artificial intelligence (AI) made proposals for labeling relevant content. In addition, companies such as the ChatGPT maker OpenAI have undertaken to carefully test their AI software before publication, the US Presidential Administration said.
US President Joe Biden had invited representatives of important AI providers to an interview. He is working on a decree and a bipartisan bill to regulate this technology. In this context, in addition to OpenAI, the rivals Anthropic and Inflection as well as the Alphabet subsidiary Google and the Facebook parent Meta want to develop a system with which any content created by an AI can be marked with a watermark.
Moral guidelines planned
The companies also pledged to protect their users’ personal data, keep the technology unbiased and prevent it from being used to discriminate against minorities. Other commitments include developing AI programs for medical research or mitigating climate change.
In parallel, OpenAI lost its head of security and trust. Dave Willner announced his departure on the LinkedIn career network, citing the enormous workload that was affecting his family life. “Anyone who has small children and a very demanding job can relate to this tension.”
OpenAI was initially unavailable for comment on this personel. Due to the discussion about the risks, the AI development departments responsible for ensuring the safety and trustworthiness of this technology have come under the spotlight in recent months.