President Joe Biden's administration has summoned the leaders of the country's top technology companies to deliver a warning regarding the development of AI technologies.
The meeting's attendees included Google's Sundar Pichai, Microsoft's Satya Nadella and OpenAI's Sam Altmann.
In the meeting, led by Vice President Harris, the White House stressed that the companies have a "moral duty" to protect the public from the risks that come with AI tools, and made it clear that the government is considering drafting legislation that would further regulate these technologies.
The meeting included a "frank and constructive discussion" on the need for companies to be more transparent with policymakers about their AI systems, the importance of evaluating the safety of such products, and the need to protect them from malicious attacks, the White House said.
Harris said in a statement following the meeting that the new...