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Voluntary AI Commitments

Pledge Corporate governanceNorthern America · USadopted

This document outlines voluntary commitments made by artificial intelligence companies to manage the risks posed by advanced AI systems. The commitments focus on safety through red-teaming and information sharing, security to protect proprietary model weights and encourage vulnerability reporting, and trust mechanisms like watermarking and public reporting on capabilities and societal risks.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

United States GovernmentGovernment · US
Lead issuer
Legal forceVoluntary
Under whose authorityCorporate governance
Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

CompaniesAI developers and providersAI deployers and usersResearchers and academics

This document is for AI developers, researchers, and policy makers interested in voluntary corporate commitments and risk management for advanced generative AI systems.

Sectors
Cross-sector

What the document contains

What's covered

The document covers voluntary commitments made by AI companies in three primary areas: safety (red-teaming and information sharing), security (protecting model weights and incentivizing vulnerability discovery), and trust (watermarking, public reporting, and addressing societal risks). It specifies that commitments apply to frontier models more powerful than current advanced releases.

What's missing

The document does not provide binding statutory regulations, enforcement mechanisms, or penalties for non-compliance, as these are voluntary industry commitments intended to remain in effect until formal legislation is enacted.

Key takeaways
  • Companies commit to conducting internal and external red-teaming of models to address misuse, societal risks, and national security concerns.
  • Organizations agree to work toward information sharing with governments and industry peers regarding trust and safety risks and safeguards.
  • Commitments require investing in cybersecurity and insider threat safeguards to protect unreleased model weights as core intellectual property.
  • Companies pledge to develop and deploy mechanisms like watermarking and provenance tools to enable users to identify AI-generated audio and visual content.
  • Participating entities agree to publicly report on model capabilities, limitations, and societal risks such as bias and fairness.
Principles it states
Promote the safe, secure, and transparent development and use of generative AI model technology.Recognize that different AI actors have different responsibilities depending on their roles in the AI development lifecycle.
Outline
· Voluntary AI Commitments
· Scope
· Safety
· Security
· Trust
Issued12 September 2023
Length1,288 words
FormatNot recorded
Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

2/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

These voluntary commitments also recognize that different AI actors have different responsibilities depending on their roles in the AI development lifecycle

Voluntary AI Commitments

screening score · 2026-10-23

Fairness

3/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

Prioritize research on societal risks posed by AI systems, including on avoiding harmful bias and discrimination

7

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Dignity

0/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Oversight

0/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

screening score · 2026-10-23

Privacy

3/5

Protection of personal data and private life

Companies commit generally to empowering trust and safety teams, advancing AI safety research, advancing privacy, protecting children

7

screening score · 2026-10-23

Transparency

4/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

Publicly report model or system capabilities, limitations, and domains of appropriate and inappropriate use, including discussion of societal risks

6

screening score · 2026-10-23

Enforcement

0/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

screening score · 2026-10-23

Impact Assessment

4/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

Commit to internal and external red-teaming of models or systems in areas including misuse, societal risks, and national security concerns

Safety

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

ai_safety voluntary_commitments generative_ai cybersecurity watermarking