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This government fact sheet documents a significant multilateral AI safety governance milestone; relevant for tracking international coordination efforts and the institutionalization of AI safety evaluation across major AI-developing nations.

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In November 2024, the U.S. Departments of Commerce and State launched the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, uniting ten countries and the EU to advance collaborative AI safety science, share best practices, and coordinate evaluation methodologies. The inaugural San Francisco convening produced a joint mission statement, multilateral testing findings, and over $11 million in synthetic content research funding. The initiative aims to build global scientific consensus on safe AI development while preventing fragmented international governance.

Key Points

•Network includes ten founding member countries plus the EU, chaired by the United States, focused on shared AI safety research and evaluation standards.
•Over $11 million committed to synthetic content research, addressing AI-generated misinformation and content authentication challenges.
•Inaugural convening produced a joint mission statement and findings from multilateral AI testing exercises across member safety institutes.
•Joint statement on risk assessments of advanced AI systems signals convergence toward common evaluation frameworks internationally.
•Explicitly designed to prevent fragmented global AI governance by fostering scientific consensus and coordinated policy approaches.

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US Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI	Policy	91.0
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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

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 Instit

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