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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Secures Voluntary Commitments from Eight Additional Artificial Intelligence Companies to Manage the Risks Posed by AI | The White House
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Official White House fact sheet documenting a key early U.S. government effort to establish voluntary AI safety norms before formal regulation; precursor to the October 2023 Biden Executive Order on AI.
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Summary
The Biden-Harris Administration expanded its voluntary AI safety commitments program to include eight additional companies (Adobe, Cohere, IBM, Nvidia, Palantir, Salesforce, Scale AI, and Stability), building on July 2023 pledges from seven leading AI firms. Commitments cover pre-deployment safety testing, information sharing with government and industry, cybersecurity protections for model weights, and third-party vulnerability disclosure. The Administration characterized these voluntary measures as a bridge toward formal regulatory action, including a forthcoming Executive Order on AI.
Key Points
- •Eight additional AI companies joined earlier voluntary commitments, bringing the total to fifteen firms pledging responsible AI risk management.
- •Core commitments include pre-release internal and external red-teaming, sharing safety information across industry and government, and cybersecurity investment for model weights.
- •Third-party vulnerability discovery mechanisms (bug bounties) were included as a transparency and accountability measure.
- •The administration explicitly framed these voluntary commitments as interim measures pending formal regulation, including a forthcoming Executive Order.
- •Commitments organized around three pillars: safety, security, and trust—reflecting emerging government vocabulary for AI governance.
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_Builds on commitments from seven top AI companies secured by the Biden-Harris Administration in July_
_Commitments are one immediate step and an important bridge to government action; Biden-Harris Administration is developing an Executive Order on AI to protect Americans’ rights and safety_
Since taking office, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have acted decisively to manage the risks and harness the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI). As the Administration moves urgently on regulatory action, it is working with leading AI companies to take steps now to advance responsible AI. In July, the Biden-Harris Administration [secured voluntary commitments](https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/21/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-secures-voluntary-commitments-from-leading-artificial-intelligence-companies-to-manage-the-risks-posed-by-ai/) from seven leading AI companies to help advance the development of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI.
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, and senior administration officials are convening additional industry leaders at the White House to announce that the Administration has secured a [second round of voluntary commitments](https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Voluntary-AI-Commitments-September-2023.pdf) from eight companies—Adobe, Cohere, IBM, Nvidia, Palantir, Salesforce, Scale AI, and Stability—that will help drive safe, secure, and trustworthy development of AI technology.
These commitments represent an important bridge to government action, and are just one part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive approach to seizing the promise and managing the risks of AI. The Administration is developing an Executive Order and will continue to pursue bipartisan legislation to help America lead the way in responsible AI development.
These commitments, which the companies have chosen to undertake immediately, underscore three principles that must be fundamental to the future of AI—safety, security, and trust—and mark a critical step toward developing responsible AI. As the pace of innovation continues to accelerate, the Biden-Harris Administration will continue to take decisive action to keep Americans safe and protect their rights.
Today, these eight leading AI companies commit to:
**Ensuring Products are Safe Before Introducing Them to the Public**
- **The companies commit to internal and external security testing of th
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