IBM and Meta have launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) alliance to support open innovation and science in AI.
The "AI Alliance" is a group of leading organisations across industry, academia, research and Government with over 50 founding members and collaborators including CERN, Dell Technologies, Intel, NASA and the Sony Group.
According to the alliance, it will be 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.
"By bringing together leading developers, scientists, academic institutions, companies, and other innovators, we will pool resources and knowledge to address safety concerns while providing a platform for sharing and developing solutions that fit the needs of researchers, developers, and adopters around the world," the alliance said in a statement.
The group said it will begin its work with the formation of working groups and the establishment of a governing board and technical oversight committee
"This is a pivotal moment in defining the future of AI," said Arvind Krishna, IBM Chairman and CEO.
"IBM is proud to partner with like-minded organisations through the AI Alliance to ensure this open ecosystem drives an innovative AI agenda underpinned by safety, accountability and scientific rigor," Mr Krishna said.
Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs of Meta, said when AI is developed openly more people can access the benefits, build innovative products and work on safety.
"The AI Alliance brings together researchers, developers and companies to share tools and knowledge that can help us all make progress whether models are shared openly or not," Mr Clegg said.
"We're looking forward to working with partners to advance the state-of-the-art in AI and help everyone build responsibly," he added.
