At a San Francisco speech, Biden stated, “My government is devoted to defending Americans’ rights and safety while protecting privacy, to eliminating bias and misinformation, and to ensuring AI systems are secure before they are launched.”
To discuss artificial intelligence, Biden met with a group of civil society leaders and activists who have previously decried the sway of powerful tech firms.
He remarked, “I wanted to hear firsthand from the professionals.”
Many governments are thinking about how to lessen the risks associated with the new technology, which has seen a surge in consumer interest and investment since the publication of Open AI’s ChatGPT.
Joy Buolamwini, the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, Rob Reich, executive director of the Center for Humane Technology Tristan Harris, and Biden met on Tuesday.
A first-ever global summit on artificial intelligence safety will be held later this year, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was one among the world leaders with whom Biden recently discussed the topic of AI. During his current visit to the United States, Biden is anticipated to bring up the subject with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In an effort to establish a global standard for a technology used on everything from automated factories to self-driving vehicles to chatbots, European Union lawmakers this week agreed to amendments in the draft guidelines on artificial intelligence proposed by the European Commission.
