Washington, 3 May 2023 (GNP): A White House official said on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris and other government officials will meet with the CEOs of Alphabet Inc. companies Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic to discuss important concerns relating to artificial intelligence.
A White House official confirmed that among others, Biden’s chief of staff Jeff Zients, deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, director of the National Economic Council Lael Brainard, and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will be present at the meeting on Thursday.
An invitation to the CEOs noted President Joe Biden saying “expectation that companies like yours must make sure their products are safe before making them available to the public”.
The officials also want to have “a frank discussion of the risks we each see in current and near-term AI development, actions to mitigate those risks, and other ways we can work together to ensure the American people benefit from advances in AI while being protected from its harms”, according to the invitation from White House.
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Although it is still unclear whether AI is risky, Biden pointed out in April that technology companies had to take measures of being sure their products were secure. According to him, social media has repeatedly shown the damage that strong technology can cause when not properly regulated.
As fears about AI’s repercussions for national security and education rise, the Biden administration has also asked the public for feedback on potential accountability mechanisms for these systems.
In a blog post published on Monday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and members of the White House Domestic Policy Council emphasized how technology may put employees at substantial risk.
As the fastest-growing consumer application in history with more than 100 million monthly active users, ChatGPT has drawn the attention of US lawmakers.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stated in a televised interview last month that “I think we should be cautious with AI, and I think there should be some government oversight because it is a danger to the public”.
