An analysis of eight AI commitments made by OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Anthropic, and Inflection to the White House, and their potential impact
Seven leading A.I. companies made eight promises about what they'll do with their technology. Our columnist sizes up their potential impact.
New York Times Kevin Roose
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Discussion
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@timrudner
@timrudner
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Pretty good and reasonably critical commentary on the White House's AI commitments by @kevinroose. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@cannellelily
Lily-Cannelle Mathieu
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The US AI commitments look like empty pledges to me: way too broad and indeterminate, as outlined by this news article. And what about discriminatory biases and intra- and inter-national social justice challenges related to AI application and use? https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@jamesoliverinla
James C. Oliver
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These “voluntary protections feel a lot like the “annual meetings to discuss technology” that the AMPTP offered the WGA. It can't hurt, but we still need something more substantial with enforcement mechanisms. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@justinhendrix
Justin Hendrix
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“Overall, the White House's deal with A.I. companies seems more symbolic than substantive. There is no enforcement mechanism to make sure companies follow these commitments, and many of them reflect precautions that A.I. companies are already taking.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@samgregory
Sam Gregory
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Watermarking and provenance to show when something is AI-made audiovisual is one commitment made by tech companies to White House. Let's take close read of that para of White House-AI companies commitments on trust, watermarking and provenance ( https://www.whitehouse.gov/... [im…