CEOs of Microsoft, Alphabet, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Sundar Pichai, along with 18 other prominent figures, have joined an advisory board in the United States. The board’s mandate is to provide guidance to the federal government on safeguarding vital infrastructure, including transportation, airports, and power grids, against the potential threat posed by artificial intelligence.
Creating recommendations to “avoid and prepare for AI-related disruptions to critical services that impact national or economic security, public health, or safety” is part of the board’s mandate. Keeping DHS “ahead of evolving threats posed by hostile nation-state actors” is another duty assigned to the new body.
Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, stated the following regarding the new board: “Artificial intelligence is a transformative technology that can advance our national interests in ways never seen before. However, it also poses genuine risks, which we can reduce by implementing best practices and other well-thought-out, practical measures.”
The board’s primary focus will be on practical ways to integrate AI into everyday life in our country, not theory. The DHS secretary continued, “It was crucial to bring key developers of this amazing, potent tool to the board.”
Who will be on the new AI advisory board?
In addition to the individuals listed above, practically every significant figure in the artificial intelligence sector will be represented on the AI advisory board, including IBM CEO Arvind Krishna and CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei. CEOs of Advanced Micro Devices, Cisco, Amazon Web Services, Shantanu Narayen of Adobe, and Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices.
The CEOs of Deta Air Lines and Occidental Petroleum, Northrop Grumman and Governor Wes Moore of Maryland, as well as Mayor Bruce Harrell of Seattle, are among the other members of the board. The all-star AI advisory board is scheduled to meet quarterly going forward, with its inaugural meeting taking place in May.
