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Nvidia doesn't mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it's already showing progress
The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and grown to over 120 companies, already has proposals out for defending against AI agents.
TL;DR
- The Open Secure AI Alliance (OSAA), formed a week ago and led by Nvidia, has over 120 member companies.
- A working group named Shared AI Findings Exchange (SAFE) has been established under the OSAA.
- SAFE is already presenting proposals for open comment, managed by the Linux Foundation.
- Initial proposals cover confidential reporting of AI cybersecurity incidents, alerting affected parties, and blame-free analysis.
- OSAA members are contributing open-source technologies to build AI security tools and defenses.
- Notable companies in the OSAA include Nvidia, Adobe, BlackRock, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, and Visa.
- Notable absences include Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, despite OpenAI and Google signing an earlier open letter supporting open source AI.
- The group's rapid progress is highlighted in the context of recent concerns about potential bans on Chinese open weight AI models.