Chief Executives of Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic to Meet with US Vice President to Discuss Key AI Issues

JAKARTA - The chief executives of Alphabet Inc's Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic will meet with US Vice President Kamala Harris and top administration officials on Thursday May 4 to discuss key artificial intelligence (AI) issues. This was disclosed by the White House.

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

Concerns about rapidly evolving AI technology include privacy breaches, bias, and concerns about the spread of fraud and misinformation.

In April, Biden said that it remains to be seen whether AI is harmful but emphasized that technology companies have a responsibility to make sure their products are safe. Social media has portrayed the dangers of powerful technology without proper safeguards, he said.

The Biden administration has also been seeking public opinion on proposed accountability measures for AI systems, due to concerns about their impact on national security and education.

On Monday, May 1, representatives from the White House Homeland Policy Council and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy wrote in a blog post about how these technologies could pose serious risks to workers.

Thursday's meeting will be attended by Biden's Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, among others, said a White House official who wished to remain anonymous. his name.

The companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

ChatGPT, an AI program that recently caught the public's attention for its ability to quickly compose answers to queries, has especially caught the attention of US lawmakers for having grown into the fastest growing consumer app in history with over 100 million monthly active users. .

"I think we have to be careful with AI, and I think there should be government oversight because it's a danger to society," Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said last month in a television interview.