Kamala Harris will meet with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to discuss AI
The vice president will also be joined by other senior members of the Biden administration, including Gina Raimondo, the secretary of commerce; Jeff Zients, Biden's chief of staff; Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security advisor and Arati Prabhakar, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, among others.
An invitation to the event, which was viewed by CNBC, said the officials plan to engage in a "frank discussion" with the CEOs about AI, particularly regarding the risks stemming from "current and near-term" development of the technology. Representatives for Google and OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment. A representative for Anthropic confirmed the company will attend the meeting.
Generative AI has exploded into public consciousness after OpenAI released its viral new chatbot called ChatGPT late last year. In the months since, Microsoft has been integrating OpenAI's generative technology across many of its products as part of its multi-year, multi-billion-dollar investment in the company. Google launched a competing generative chatbot called
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