IBM, Meta announce the launch of the AI Alliance, 50 founding members

IBM (IBM) and Meta (META) announce the launch of the AI Alliance in collaboration with over 50 founding members and collaborators globally. “The AI Alliance is action oriented and decidedly international, designed to create opportunities everywhere through a diverse range of institutions that can shape the evolution of AI in ways that better reflect the needs and the complexity of our societies. The AI Alliance is focused on fostering an open community and enabling developers and researchers to accelerate responsible innovation in AI while ensuring scientific rigor, trust, safety, security, diversity and economic competitiveness,” the companies said. The AI Alliance will begin its work with the formation of member-driven working groups across all major topical areas. The Alliance will also establish a governing board and technical oversight committee dedicated to advancing the above project areas, as well as establishing overall project standards and guidelines. Some founding members include AMD (AMD), Dell (DELL), Intel (INTC), Oracle (ORCL), and Sony (SONY). Arvind Krishna, IBM Chairman and CEO said, “The progress we continue to witness in AI is a testament to open innovation and collaboration across communities of creators, scientists, academics and business leaders. This is a pivotal moment in defining the future of AI. IBM is proud to partner with like-minded organizations through the AI Alliance to ensure this open ecosystem drives an innovative AI agenda underpinned by safety, accountability and scientific rigor.”