WASHINGTON (AP) – Biden administration officials discussed the future of artificial intelligence Thursday in a meeting with executives from OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft and other companies. The focus was on building data centers in the United States and the infrastructure needed for technology development.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at the daily press conference that the meeting focused on increasing public-private sector cooperation as well as workforce and industry licensing needs. The industry’s computer power probably depends on the reliable availability of electricity, so some electricity companies were also present at the meeting to discuss electricity grid needs.
The emergence of artificial intelligence holds both promise and danger: automatically generated text, images, sound and video can help increase economic productivity, but it can also displace some workers. It could also serve as both a national security tool and a threat to protect against.
Last October, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to address the development of the technology. The goal is to create protection through measures such as watermarking artificial intelligence content and questions related to consumer rights.
The administration meeting was attended by White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
