Apple will support Biden AI security guidelines

Apple has Registered in to a set of artificial intelligence (AI) security guidelines, which the Biden administration outlined in an executive order released nine months ago. In doing so, Apple joins 15 leading U.S. AI companies committed to responsible AI innovation.

Apple announced its own suite of AI technology earlier this year – calling it Apple Intelligence.

A full suite of AI features will launch with the next iPhone software update, including ChatGPT integration, artwork creation, and transcription services. As Apple prepares to launch the technology, the guidelines aim to ensure public safety, security and trust with advanced AI systems.

Before the executive order, the White House obtained voluntary commitments from several companies, including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and IBM.

The pledge means AI developers agree to a wide range of executive branch regulations — from allowing the government to see security test results when developing models that could pose a threat to national security to improving the watermark for AI-generated content.

The White House statement also said federal agencies have completed all 270-day actions outlined in the executive order.

These measures include a “plan for U.S. engagement abroad on AI standards” from the Department of Commerce and vulnerability assessments on “critical government systems and software” from the departments of Defense and Homeland Security.

“President Biden believes we have an obligation to harness the power of AI for good while protecting people from its potentially profound risks,” a senior administration official told reporters in October, when the executive order was initially announced.

President Biden himself has officially declared that AI companies “earn” the trust of the American public.

“Artificial intelligence and the companies that exercise its possibilities will transform the lives of people around the world – there is no doubt about that,” Biden wrote on social media in May. “But first, they must earn our trust.”

As the November elections approach, concerns are emerging about the use of generative AI to misinform voters. In January, a digitally altered robocall using Biden’s voice circulated in New Hampshire urging residents not to vote.

“I commit to doing everything in my power to promote and demand safe, reliable and responsible innovation – which includes the use of AI-generated audio,” the president continued. “I urge AI companies to join me in this commitment.”

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