New AI Safety Initiative Aims to Set Responsible Standards for Artificial Intelligence

The immediate plan is to create security best practices for AI use and deployment and make them freely available.

Veteran cybersecurity executive Caleb Sima, who is chairing the new initiative, said generative-AI technology like chatbots and image manipulation tools have begun to reshape the world but warns that it comes with immense risk.

"Uniting to share knowledge and best practices is crucial. The collaborative spirit of leaders crossing competitive boundaries to educate and implement best practices has enabled us to build the best recommendations for the industry," Sima said.

The new AI Safety Initiative has attracted participation from tech heavyweights Microsoft, Amazon and Google OpenAI and Anthropic