Google, Microsoft And OpenAI CEOs Summoned To White House

The chief executives of Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic recently met with Vice President Kamala Harris and top administration officials to discuss key artificial intelligence (AI) issues, a White House official told Nandita Bose and David Shepardson of Reuters.

Photo Insert: Vice President Kamala Harris met with CEOs of Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI over concerns about fast-growing AI technology, privacy violations, bias, and worries it could proliferate scams and misinformation.

The invitation seen by Reuters to the CEOs noted President Joe Biden's "expectation that companies like yours must make sure their products are safe before making them available to the public."

Concerns about fast-growing AI technology include privacy violations, bias and worries it could proliferate scams and misinformation.

In April, Biden said it remains to be seen whether AI is dangerous but underscored that technology companies had a responsibility to ensure their products were safe. Social media had already illustrated the harm that powerful technologies can do without the right safeguards, he said.

The administration has also been seeking public comments on proposed accountability measures for AI systems, as concerns grow about its impact on national security and education.

On Monday, deputies from the White House Domestic Policy Council and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy wrote in a blog post about how the technology can pose a serious risk to workers.

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