But Biden’s deal with seven firms’ must lead to binding guardrails that protect privacy, ensure cybersecurity
At long last there is a glimmer of hope that artificial intelligence can be developed in a manner that generates public trust and ensures cybersecurity.
But it’s still just a glimmer.
Big Tech leaders have long acknowledged the societal risks of the technology. Friday’s announcement at the White House that seven leading U.S. artificial intelligence companies have pledged to build safeguards into their AI products marks a welcome first step toward addressing the dangers.
The companies — Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI — now must follow through on their voluntary commitments by working with the Biden administration and Congress on binding guardrails that prevent the sort of debacles that have plagued social media companies.
The five most critical elements of the eight-part agreement include:
• Implementing watermarks or some other means of identifying AI-generated content.
