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International Network of AI Safety Institutes
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Official U.S. government fact sheet documenting the creation of a multilateral AI safety coordination body; relevant to understanding emerging international governance infrastructure for advanced AI systems as of late 2024.
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Summary
The U.S. Departments of Commerce and State launched the International Network of AI Safety Institutes in November 2024, uniting 11 nations to coordinate AI safety research, evaluation standards, and risk assessment frameworks. The network's inaugural San Francisco convening focused on synthetic content risks, foundation model testing, and advanced AI risk assessments, backed by $11 million in research funding. This represents a significant step toward multilateral AI governance infrastructure ahead of France's AI Action Summit in February 2025.
Key Points
- •Initial members include Australia, Canada, EU, France, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Singapore, UK, and US, with the US serving as inaugural chair.
- •Three priority focus areas: managing synthetic content risks, testing foundation models, and conducting risk assessments for advanced AI systems.
- •Over $11 million committed to synthetic content research, with findings to be presented at France's AI Action Summit in February 2025.
- •Network aims to prevent fragmented global AI governance that could hamper innovation while building a shared scientific basis for AI safety.
- •Inaugural convening brought together government technical experts, AI developers, academics, and civil society leaders for multilateral coordination.
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# FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Commerce & U.S. Department of State Launch the International Network of AI Safety Institutes at Inaugural Convening in San Francisco
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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_The Network will drive alignment on and build the scientific basis for safe, secure, and trustworthy AI innovation around the world._
_Ahead of the convening, the Network is announcing key developments including a joint mission statement, more than $11 million in funding toward synthetic content research, findings from the Network’s first multilateral testing exercise, and a joint statement on risk assessments of advanced AI systems._
_This technical-level working meeting gathers network members and industry, academic, and civil society experts to advance the Network’s work on the road to the AI Action Summit hosted by France in February._
_San Francisco, California –_ Today the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of State are co-hosting the inaugural convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, a new global effort to advance the science of AI safety and enable cooperation on research, best practices, and evaluation. To harness the enormous benefits of AI, it is essential to foster a robust international ecosystem to help identify and mitigate the risks posed by this breakthrough technology. Through this Network, the United States hopes to address some of the most pressing challenges in AI safety and avoid a patchwork of global governance that could hamper innovation.
The United States will serve as the inaugural chair of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, whose initial members include Austr
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