Cisco Joins U.S. Department of Commerce Consortium Dedicated to AI Safety

In the present day, Cisco introduced that it joined greater than 200 of the nation’s main synthetic intelligence (AI) stakeholders to take part in a U.S. Division of Commerce initiative to assist the event and deployment of reliable and secure AI. Established by the Division of Commerce’s Nationwide Institute of Requirements and Know-how (NIST), the U.S. AI Security Institute Consortium (AISIC) will carry collectively AI creators and customers, teachers, authorities and business researchers, and civil society organizations to fulfill this mission.

“Accountable AI provides huge potential for humanity, companies, and public providers, and Cisco firmly believes {that a} holistic, simplified strategy will assist the U.S. safely understand the total advantages of AI. Guided by our personal Accountable AI ideas and framework, and with over a decade of expertise deploying AI at scale, Cisco proudly endorses the mission of AISIC. We’re proud to collaborate with NIST and different consortium members to keep up a dedication to transparency, equity, accountability, reliability, safety, and privateness on this new digital period.”— Nicole Isaac, Cisco VP of World Public Coverage

“The U.S. authorities has a big position to play in setting the requirements and creating the instruments we have to mitigate the dangers and harness the immense potential of synthetic intelligence. President Biden directed us to drag each lever to perform two key objectives: set security requirements and defend our innovation ecosystem. That’s exactly what the U.S. AI Security Institute Consortium is about as much as assist us do. By means of President Biden’s landmark Govt Order, we’ll guarantee America is on the entrance of the pack – and by working with this group of leaders from business, civil society, and academia, collectively we are able to confront these challenges to develop the measurements and requirements we have to keep America’s aggressive edge and develop AI responsibly.”— U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo

The consortium consists of greater than 200 member corporations and organizations which might be on the frontlines of creating and utilizing AI programs, in addition to the civil society and educational groups which might be constructing the foundational understanding of how AI can and can remodel our society. These entities symbolize the nation’s largest corporations and its progressive startups; creators of the world’s most superior AI programs and {hardware}; key members of civil society and the tutorial neighborhood; and representatives of professions with deep engagement in AI’s use right now. The consortium additionally consists of state and native governments, in addition to non-profits. The consortium will even work with organizations from like-minded nations which have a key position to play in setting interoperable and efficient security all over the world.

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