FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Secures Voluntary Commitments from Leading Artificial Intelligence Companies to Manage the Risks Posed by AI
Start: 2023-07-21 End: Publication Date: 2023-07-21
Organization: The White House (TWH)
Biden-Harris Administration
AmericansCongressAI CompaniesAmazonAnthropicGoogleInflectionMetaMicrosoftOpenAIAllies & PartnersJapanUnited KingdomIndiaUnited NationsSubmitter: Owen Ambur (Owen.Ambur@verizon.net)
Responsible AI
To manage the risk posed by AI
Values
Voluntary commitments -- underscoring safety, security, and trust -- mark a critical step toward developing responsible AI
Goal 1:
Ensure Products are Safe Before Introducing Them to the Public
Objective 1.1:
Conduct testing of AI systems before their release
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The companies commit to internal and external security testing of their AI systems before their release. This testing, which will be carried out in part by independent experts, guards against some of the most significant sources of AI risks, such as biosecurity and cybersecurity, as well as its broader societal effects.Objective 1.2:
Share information on managing AI risks
Stakeholder(s):
IndustryGovernmentsCivil SocietyAcademiaOther Information:
The companies commit to sharing information across the industry and with governments, civil society, and academia on managing AI risks. This includes best practices for safety, information on attempts to circumvent safeguards, and technical collaboration.Goal 2:
Build Systems that Put Security First
Objective 2.1:
Invest in cybersecurity and insider threat safeguards to protect proprietary and unreleased model weights
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The companies commit to investing in cybersecurity and insider threat safeguards to protect proprietary and unreleased model weights. These model weights are the most essential part of an AI system, and the companies agree that it is vital that the model weights be released only when intended and when security risks are considered.Objective 2.2:
Facilitate third-party discovery and reporting of vulnerabilities in AI systems
Stakeholder(s):
Third PartiesOther Information:
The companies commit to facilitating third-party discovery and reporting of vulnerabilities in their AI systems. Some issues may persist even after an AI system is released and a robust reporting mechanism enables them to be found and fixed quickly.Goal 3:
Earn the Public's Trust
Objective 3.1:
Develop robust technical mechanisms to ensure that users know when content is AI generated
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The companies commit to developing robust technical mechanisms to ensure that users know when content is AI generated, such as a watermarking system. This action enables creativity with AI to flourish but reduces the dangers of fraud and deception.Objective 3.2:
Publicly report AI systems capabilities, limitations, and areas of appropriate and inappropriate use
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The companies commit to publicly reporting their AI systems’ capabilities, limitations, and areas of appropriate and inappropriate use. This report will cover both security risks and societal risks, such as the effects on fairness and bias.Objective 3.3:
Prioritize research on the societal risks that AI systems can pose
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The companies commit to prioritizing research on the societal risks that AI systems can pose, including on avoiding harmful bias and discrimination, and protecting privacy. The track record of AI shows the insidiousness and prevalence of these dangers, and the companies commit to rolling out AI that mitigates them.Objective 3.4:
Develop and deploy advanced AI systems to help address society's greatest challenges
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The companies commit to develop and deploy advanced AI systems to help address society’s greatest challenges. From cancer prevention to mitigating climate change to so much in between, AI -- if properly managed -- can contribute enormously to the prosperity, equality, and security of all.