The biggest names in AI have teamed up to promote AI security
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge
Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, and other big names in AI are coming together to form the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI), according to an announcement on Thursday. The initiative aims to address a “fragmented landscape of AI security” by providing access to open-source methodologies, frameworks, and tools.
We don’t know how much of an impact CoSAI will have on the AI industry, but concerns about leaking confidential information and automated discrimination come to mind as examples of questions about the security, privacy, and safety of generative AI technology.
Other companies joining CoSAI include IBM, PayPal, Cisco, and Anthropic. CoSAI will exist within the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), a nonprofit group that promotes the development of open standards. CoSAI will work on three goals to start: developing best practices for AI security; addressing challenges in AI; and securing AI applications.
“We’ve been using AI for many years and see the ongoing potential for defenders, but also recognize its opportunities for adversaries,” Heather Adkins, Google’s vice president of security, says in a statement. “CoSAI will help organizations, big and small, securely and responsibly integrate AI – helping them leverage its benefits while mitigating risks.”
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge
Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, and other big names in AI are coming together to form the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI), according to an announcement on Thursday. The initiative aims to address a “fragmented landscape of AI security” by providing access to open-source methodologies, frameworks, and tools.
We don’t know how much of an impact CoSAI will have on the AI industry, but concerns about leaking confidential information and automated discrimination come to mind as examples of questions about the security, privacy, and safety of generative AI technology.
Other companies joining CoSAI include IBM, PayPal, Cisco, and Anthropic. CoSAI will exist within the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), a nonprofit group that promotes the development of open standards. CoSAI will work on three goals to start: developing best practices for AI security; addressing challenges in AI; and securing AI applications.
“We’ve been using AI for many years and see the ongoing potential for defenders, but also recognize its opportunities for adversaries,” Heather Adkins, Google’s vice president of security, says in a statement. “CoSAI will help organizations, big and small, securely and responsibly integrate AI – helping them leverage its benefits while mitigating risks.”