Apple Inc. signed a pledge of a recent set of rules for AI safety developed by the Biden administration to promote the appropriate use of artificial intelligence and protect consumers. This pledge comes at a time when Apple is about to incorporate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into the Siri on iPhones as part of its new AI features.
The administration disclosed on Friday that Apple is among other tech goliaths such as OpenAI Inc., Amazon. com Inc. , Alphabet Inc. , Meta Platforms Inc. , and Microsoft Corp. in signing a pledge to review their AI systems for bias, vulnerabilities, and threats to national security. It is required that these evaluations be shared with governments, civil society, and academia by the companies and that any vulnerability be reported.
This commitment is consistent with Apple’s planned collaboration with OpenAI, since the company plans to incorporate ChatGPT into its voice-activated assistant. This case focuses on the symbiosis of a large technology company and a prominent AI venture.
After the announcement, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, who is also an OpenAI founder, called it ‘essentially a neural net, ’ and said that if Apple has integrated OpenAI’s AI software at the operating system level, Tesla companies could ban Apple devices for security reasons. Grok is Musk’s own AI venture, xAI’s chatbot.
The use of AI is gradually becoming popular, and when used in law enforcement, hiring, and housing, there has been concern on the issue of discrimination. President Biden has supported the use of AI while at the same time cautioning the industry on the dangers of AI while calling on the industry to be responsible for the safety of its products.
The guidelines set by the White House are very extensive, but they are not legally binding and the companies are expected to follow them on their own accord. While both Democrats and Republicans express concern about the regulation of AI, little has been done in terms of legislation, and Biden has had to resort to executive orders. Last year, he signed an executive order that calls for the very strict testing of advanced AI systems for use by the federal government.
During a briefing in the Oval Office on Friday, Biden is expected to get an update on this directive, a White House official said.
