The US says OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Palantir, and over 200 others are joining the new AI Safety Institute Consortium
The Biden administration on Thursday said leading artificial intelligence companies are among more than 200 entities joining …
Its significance is breadth rather than a new product commitment: the institute gains participation from companies spanning frontier models, cloud, chips and enterprise software, while those firms gain a common venue for engaging on AI safety work.
First-order effects
OpenAI, Anthropic and major technology suppliers become participants in the new AI Safety Institute Consortium, giving the institute a broad industry and civil-society base for its safety-focused work.
For the participating companies, AI-safety engagement becomes more formally connected to a U.S. government institution than the earlier voluntary pledges alone.
Second-order effects
A shared federal forum can reduce fragmentation among overlapping industry safety initiatives, while making participation a more visible expectation for major AI developers and their infrastructure partners.
If participation develops into recurring technical evaluation and information-sharing, AI safety could shift from voluntary principles toward an institutionalized interface between frontier AI firms and government.
The pattern supports a more state-mediated AI market, in which access to public-sector collaboration and safety credibility increasingly matter alongside model and cloud competition.
The trend: This is one step in the rise of state-mediated AI governance, where governments build standing institutions that draw leading AI companies into safety, evaluation and industrial-policy coordination.
For the U.S. to lead the world in the development of safe AI, we need the brightest minds at the helm. I'm proud to share that Elizabeth Kelly will lead the AI Safety Institute — and Elham Tabassi will play a central role on our executive leadership team. https://www.commerce.gov…
#NEWS: @SecRaimondo announces key members of the executive leadership team to lead the U.S. AI Safety Institute, which will be established @NIST. Elizabeth Kelly to lead the Institute as Director & Elham Tabassi to serve as Chief Technology Officer. https://www.commerce.gov/...
Open AI, Google, MIT, Apple, Princeton, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Rand among 200 groups in U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium, the new Biden admin group that will help set safety standards for artificial intelligence, @GinaRaimondo says. Elon Musk's xAI not on list.
Orgs are paying $1000 a year to be part of the US AI Safety Institute Consortium. I can't tell if that's a bargain or a lot or just a standard ol' fee. 🤷♀️ https://venturebeat.com/...
Thrilled to hear @NIST's Director @lelocascio highlight the pivotal role the US AI Safety Institute Consortium will play in uniting diverse stakeholders to shape scientific & policy frameworks for ethical AI development, marking a trailblazing course ahead 🧭#TheIntersect2024
Locascio on NIST's forthcoming AI red-teaming guidance (mandated by Biden's EO): “We hope this work will accelerate and broaden the adoption of red-teaming tasks and help uncover bugs, biases, and other flaws and vulnerabilities before deployment.”
NIST will use a consortium model to collaborate w/ non-USG partners to perform research. Locascio says the consortium will “ensure that the institute's research and testing work is integrated into the broader community of AI safety not only in our country but around the world.”
Elizabeth Kelly has demonstrated a unique ability to find solutions that allow for the immense potential of AI to benefit our nation, while ensuring that it is safe, secure, and trustworthy. We look forward to supporting her and her team at the U.S. AI Safety Institute as we...
Congratulations to Elizabeth Kelly on her appointment to head @CommerceGov AI Safety Institute! Elizabeth has worked to ensure workers are central to the administration's approach on AI and will continue uplifting worker perspectives within AI policy at @NIST.
It's great to see Elizabeth Kelly in her new role at the @NIST U.S. AI Safety Institute! We look forward to partnering with her team in the pursuit of responsible AI development. #AISafety #ResponsibleAI
@TIME That sounds like an important appointment. With her background in economic policy and now leading an institute focused on AI safety, she could bring a unique perspective to the table.
NEW: In the wake of Biden's tapping a director for the new AI Safety Institute, part of @NIST, it remains unclear how it will be funded. Thanks to @ruchowdh for chatting on this one. https://venturebeat.com/...
“Elizabeth Kelly will lead the AI Safety Institute at the National Institute for Standards and Technology...Currently an economic policy adviser for Biden, Kelly played an integral role in drafting the executive order...that established the institute...” https://apnews.com/...