Alphabet, Microsoft to Join White House Meeting on AI Safeguards

Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting Thursday with the chief executive officers from top artificial intelligence firms Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenAI Inc., and Anthropic as part of a Biden administration effort to pressure companies to implement safeguards around the emerging technology.

Harris and administration officials plan to tell the corporate leaders that they have a responsibility to mitigate potential harm from AI tools, according to a White House official.

An invitation to the meeting obtained by Bloomberg says the administration is seeking “a frank discussion of the risks we each see in current and near-term AI ...