Tech giants agree to AI safeguards set by White House

The US does not intend to take a passive approach to artificial intelligence, said Mr Nathaniel Fick, US Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy. PHOTO: REUTERS
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WASHINGTON - Seven big artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the US have agreed to voluntary safeguards to manage risks posed by the technology, in a start towards more robust governance of AI, said the US’ Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel Fick.

The July 21 commitment involved Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI, all convened by the White House.

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