Washington, D.C. (July 26, 2023) – The
Biden-Harris Administration, along with other policymakers in the
United States and internationally, have prioritized developing
appropriate policy on artificial intelligence (AI) – hoping
to seize the transformational benefits of AI, while managing its
serious risks. Since October 2022, the White House has announced
its AI Bill of Rights, issued an Executive Order (EO), and convened
meetings with a host of advisors, experts, concerned stakeholders,
CEOs, and policymakers (domestic and international) to inform this
Administration's policy development efforts.
On July 21, 2023, in an important step forward – and with
the leaders of Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta,
Microsoft, and OpenAI in attendance – the White House
announced voluntary commitments from these seven leading U.S.-based
technology companies to manage the potential risks posed by AI. The
companies' voluntary commitments fall primarily within
