Sixteen IT giants have formed a new alliance aimed at establishing a core set of principles designed to outline what it means to “develop, deploy, operate and cooperate” as a trusted technology provider.
Anthropic, ASML, AWS, Cassava Technologies, Cohere, Ericsson, Google Cloud, Hanwha, Jio Platforms, Microsoft, Nokia, Nscale, NTT, Rapidus, Saab, and SAP have all partnered up as part of the newly formed Trusted Tech Alliance, which was announced at the Munich Security Conference on 14 February.
“In an era of rapid technological change, collaboration between like-minded industry peers is essential to promote customer trust and realise the full benefit of technology on the economy and society,” David Zapolsky, chief global affairs and legal officer at Amazon, said in a statement late last week.
“We are joining the Trusted Tech Alliance to reinforce our continued commitment to provide customers with trusted, secure, and resilient technology.”
As a part of the alliance, the 16 companies have agreed to a core set of five principles:
- Transparent corporate governance and ethical conduct.
- Operational transparency, secure development, and independent assessment.
- Robust supply chain and security oversight .
- Open, cooperative, inclusive, and resilient digital ecosystem .
- Respect for the rule of law and data protection.
Sarah Heck, head of external affairs at artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, said the growth of AI required a careful approach, and the United States intended to be a key driver of the alliance’s five core principles.
“As AI systems grow more powerful – driving innovation, accelerating economic growth, and reshaping national security – the United States and its allies and partners must ensure that the world’s most widely adopted models are safe, reliable, trustworthy and transparently developed,” Heck said.
“Anthropic is proud to join the Trusted Tech Alliance and to support American AI leadership and advance common principles for trusted AI alongside like-minded partners.”
David Hollingworth
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.