New Delhi: Apple has agreed to follow the White House’s guidelines for creating safe and trustworthy AI, as announced in a recent press release. The company is planning to launch its new generative AI, called Apple Intelligence, into its main products, which could reach up to 2 billion users. Apple joins 15 other tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, in supporting these guidelines. Initially, Apple hadn’t shown much interest in AI, but at the WWDC event in June, they revealed a partnership to bring ChatGPT to the iPhone, showing their commitment to generative AI. This move might also be a way for Apple to show it’s willing to follow rules before any new AI regulations come up.
The White House sees these commitments as a first step towards making AI safe and reliable. The next steps include an executive order from President Biden in October and various new laws being discussed to regulate AI better. Under this agreement, companies must test their AI models before releasing them and share the results with the public. They must also keep unreleased AI model information secure, limiting access to a small number of employees. Additionally, companies need to create systems to label AI-generated content clearly.
The Department of Commerce will soon release a report on the pros and cons of open-source AI models. There is a debate about whether these powerful AI models should be easily accessible for safety reasons, with some arguing that restricting access could hurt innovation and research in AI. The White House’s stance on this will likely have a big impact on the AI industry.
So far, federal agencies have made progress on tasks from the October executive order, hiring over 200 AI specialists, giving 80 research teams access to necessary resources, and releasing several guidelines for developing AI.
