For decades, “the rule of law and a commitment to democracy has kept technology in its proper place,” Smith said. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith speaks at the Semafor World Economic Summit on April 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. That framework, which Congress first ordered with legislation in 2020, covers ways that companies can use AI responsibly and ethically. Such an order would leverage the US government’s immense purchasing power to shape the AI industry and encourage the voluntary adoption of best practices, Smith said. Smith’s remarks, and a related policy paper, come a week after Google released its own proposals calling for global cooperation and common standards for artificial intelligence.

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Persons: Biden, Brad Smith, Smith, ”, ” Smith, “, OpenAI, Drew Angerer, Joe Biden, Smith’s, ” Kent Walker Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, IBM, National Institute of Standards, Technology, NIST, Google Locations: Washington, China, Europe, United States, —, Washington ,