This advisory board includes CEOs from well-known companies such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Google's parent company Alphabet, and Nvidia, and will discuss the integration of AI into various areas critical to national security and public welfare. We plan to provide strategic guidance.
According to a report by Reuters, The board's primary objective is to develop actionable recommendations for key industry stakeholders such as transportation, pipeline operations, power grids, and internet service providers. These recommendations focus on pre-emptive measures to prevent and mitigate disruption caused by AI-related incidents that could compromise national or economic security, public health, or safety. .
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas emphasized the need to ensure the responsible deployment of AI technologies to protect critical services. Speaking to reporters, Mayorkas emphasized the board's role in addressing new threats posed by AI across critical sectors such as energy, utilities, transportation, defense, information technology, food and agriculture, and financial services.
“This is not just a theoretical effort, but a practical approach to integrating AI into our nation's daily operations,” Mayorkas said. “By collaborating with key stakeholders and developers of this extremely powerful tool, we aim to devise practical solutions that strengthen the resiliency of critical infrastructure.”
The 22-person board includes prominent technology leaders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Arvind Krishna, IBM CEO. Shantanu Narayan, Adobe CEO. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. Sundar Pichai, Alphabet CEO. Chuck Robbins, Cisco CEO. Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon Web Services. and Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices.
Source: Reuters
