TechNet, a national network of tech companies, has initiated a $25M campaign called "AI for America" to educate lawmakers and the public about AI's positive aspects. The campaign aims to combat narratives about the dangers of AI. TechNet includes companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Snap, the parent company of Snapchat. - Their campaign will involve digital and TV advertising, events in Washington, D.C., and coalition-building, according to Axios.
- TechNet president and CEO Linda Moore said recent conversations on AI focus too much on hypothetical scenarios rather than the positive effects it has on Americans' lives.
- She noted that AI has been used "safely and responsibly" for years in areas like traffic navigation, internet searches, discovering new music, and countering cyber threats.
Last week, Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI commited to embrace voluntary AI safeguards endorsed by the White House. - The measures include third-party model testing, cybersecurity investments, and virtual watermarks for identifying AI-created content.
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