GPT-4 summary:
The Department of Homeland Security has recently established an Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board featuring prominent tech leaders, including OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman. This initiative, directed by President Biden, aims to address the complexities and potential threats of AI integration within vital U.S. infrastructure. Comprising experts from the tech sector, academia, and civil rights organizations, the board will convene quarterly to strategize on protective measures against AI misuse, particularly from foreign adversaries.
Despite the board’s heavyweight lineup, it has sparked criticism for its potential to prioritize corporate interests over public welfare, given its tech-dominated roster. Scheduled to meet for the first time in early May, the board’s discussions are anticipated to significantly influence the future regulatory landscape of AI technologies, focusing on safe adoption across critical sectors like transportation, energy, and internet services. Critics advocate for a more diverse representation to ensure a balance of interests and a comprehensive approach to AI safety and security governance.
Here’s a full member list of the inaugural AI Safety and Security Board as named by the DHS:
- Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI
- Dario Amodei, CEO and Co-Founder, Anthropic
- Ed Bastian, CEO, Delta Air Lines
- Rumman Chowdhury, Ph.D., CEO, Humane Intelligence
- Alexandra Reeve Givens, President and CEO, Center for Democracy and Technology
- Bruce Harrell, Mayor of Seattle, Washington; Chair, Technology and Innovation Committee, United States Conference of Mayors
- Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Vicki Hollub, President and CEO, Occidental Petroleum
- Jensen Huang, President and CEO, Nvidia
- Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM
- Fei-Fei Li, Ph.D., Co-Director, Stanford Human-centered Artificial Intelligence Institute
- Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland
- Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft
- Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO, Adobe
- Sundar Pichai, CEO, Alphabet
- Arati Prabhakar, Ph.D., Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Director, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO, Cisco; Chair, Business Roundtable
- Adam Selipsky, CEO, Amazon Web Services
- Dr. Lisa Su, Chair and CEO, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
- Nicol Turner Lee, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution
- Kathy Warden, Chair, CEO and President, Northrop Grumman
- Maya Wiley, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.