The U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium ( AISIC ), which will bring together AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations in support of the creation and application of safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence ( AI), was announced today by US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. The consortium, which will be housed under the U.S. AI Safety Institute ( USAISI), will help develop red-teaming guidelines, capability evaluations, risk management, safety and security, and watermark synthetic content, among other top priorities outlined in President Biden’s historic Executive Order.  ,
The consortium is made up of more than 200 member businesses and organizations that are actively developing and utilizing the most cutting-edge AI hardware and systems, the biggest businesses in the country and most forward-thinking startups, civil society and academic teams working to lay the groundwork for how AI can and will revolutionize society, and experts in various fields. The consortium, which will concentrate on laying the groundwork for a new measurement science in AI safety, is the largest group of test and evaluation teams to have been established to date. The consortium will collaborate with organizations from like-minded countries that are crucial to creating interoperable and efficient tools for safety around the world. It also includes state and local governments as well as non-profit organizations.
You can access the complete list of consortium members here.
Read the entire press release from the Department of Commerce.