Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has announced the creation of the US AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC), which will ‘unite AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations in support of the development and deployment of safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence’.
The consortium will be housed under the US AI Safety Institute (USAISI) and will contribute to priority actions outlined in President Biden’s related Executive Order, including developing guidelines for red-teaming, capability evaluations, risk management, safety and security, and watermarking synthetic content.
“The US government has a significant role to play in setting the standards and developing the tools we need to mitigate the risks and harness the immense potential of artificial intelligence. President Biden directed us to pull every lever to accomplish two key goals: set safety standards and protect our innovation ecosystem. That’s precisely what the US AI Safety Institute Consortium is set up to help us do,” said Secretary Raimondo.
To keep pace with AI, we have to move fast and make sure everyone – from the government to the private sector to academia – is rowing in the same direction… the AI Safety Consortium provides a critical forum for all of us to work together to seize the promise and manage the risks posed by AI.
Bruce Reed, White House Deputy Chief of Staff
