2023: governance
Selekoa’s 167 governance records dated 2023, in date order, of 356 in all topics.
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Governance 167 records
Dated to 2023 only
March 2023
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Inflection AI stated on 8 March 2023 that it had decided to make Inflection a Public Benefit Corporation. Evidence ↗· announcement · dated to the day
Alibaba announced a six-business-group structure with group-level CEOs and boards. Evidence ↗
May 2023
June 2023
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1 provision record of UK Biological Security Strategy
July 2023
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The Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued joint Announcement No. 23 of 2023, dated 3 July 2023, imposing export controls on gallium- and germanium-related items with effect from 1 August 2023. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The Cyberspace Administration of China and six other departments issued Order No. 15, the Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法), dated 10 July 2023, to take effect on 15 August 2023. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
11 provision records of Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法), Order No. 15
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H.R. 4702 of the 118th Congress, the Securing Gene Synthesis Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives on 18 July 2023 by Representative Anna G. Eshoo, referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and referred to its Subcommittee on Health on 21 July 2023. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
Meta announced Llama 2 availability for research and commercial use. Evidence ↗· event · dated to the day
S. 2399 of the 118th Congress, the Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act, was introduced in the Senate on 19 July 2023 by Senator Edward J. Markey, with Senator Ted Budd as an original cosponsor, and read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Evidence ↗· event · dated to the day
S. 2400 of the 118th Congress, the Securing Gene Synthesis Act, was introduced in the Senate on 19 July 2023 by Senator Edward J. Markey and read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
1 provision record of S. 2399 (118th Congress): Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act, as introduced in the Senate
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2 provision records of S. 2400 (118th Congress): Securing Gene Synthesis Act, as introduced in the Senate
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The White House named Amazon among the seven companies it convened on 21 July 2023, announcing that it had secured voluntary commitments from them to help move toward safe, secure and transparent development of AI technology. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Anthropic among the seven companies it convened on 21 July 2023, announcing that it had secured voluntary commitments from them to help move toward safe, secure and transparent development of AI technology. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Google among the seven companies it convened on 21 July 2023, announcing that it had secured voluntary commitments from them to help move toward safe, secure and transparent development of AI technology. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Inflection AI among the seven companies it convened on 21 July 2023, announcing that it had secured voluntary commitments from them to help move toward safe, secure and transparent development of AI technology. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Meta among the seven companies it convened on 21 July 2023, announcing that it had secured voluntary commitments from them to help move toward safe, secure and transparent development of AI technology. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Microsoft among the seven companies it convened on 21 July 2023, announcing that it had secured voluntary commitments from them to help move toward safe, secure and transparent development of AI technology. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named OpenAI among the seven companies it convened on 21 July 2023, announcing that it had secured voluntary commitments from them to help move toward safe, secure and transparent development of AI technology. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
On 21 July 2023 the White House published “Ensuring Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI”, a preamble and eight voluntary AI commitments under the headings safety, security and trust, with a fact sheet announcing that seven companies had chosen to undertake them immediately. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
5 provision records of Ensuring Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI: voluntary AI commitments (July 2023)
August 2023
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1 provision record of MOFCOM–GAC Announcement No. 23 of 2023 on export controls on gallium- and germanium-related items (商务部 海关总署公告2023年第23号)
September 2023
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Anthropic’s restated certificates of incorporation since March 2023 give holders of Class T Common Stock, voting as a separate class, the right to elect one director from 6 September 2023, two from the Second Phase-In Date and three of five from the Final Phase-In Date. Anthropic states that the Class T stock is held exclusively by the Long-Term Benefit Trust and gives it authority to elect and remove a number of board members that phases in by time- and funding-based milestones. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Adobe among the eight companies from which it announced on 12 September 2023 that it had secured a second round of voluntary AI commitments. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Cohere among the eight companies from which it announced on 12 September 2023 that it had secured a second round of voluntary AI commitments. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named IBM among the eight companies from which it announced on 12 September 2023 that it had secured a second round of voluntary AI commitments. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Nvidia (NVIDIA) among the eight companies from which it announced on 12 September 2023 that it had secured a second round of voluntary AI commitments. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Palantir among the eight companies from which it announced on 12 September 2023 that it had secured a second round of voluntary AI commitments. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
On 12 September 2023 the White House announced that it had secured a second round of voluntary commitments from eight companies and linked a commitments text headed “Voluntary AI Commitments”, with the same eight commitments and a scope clause measured against each company’s own most advanced model. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Salesforce among the eight companies from which it announced on 12 September 2023 that it had secured a second round of voluntary AI commitments. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Scale AI among the eight companies from which it announced on 12 September 2023 that it had secured a second round of voluntary AI commitments. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The White House named Stability AI (as “Stability”) among the eight companies from which it announced on 12 September 2023 that it had secured a second round of voluntary AI commitments. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
2 provision records of Voluntary AI Commitments (September 2023)
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Anthropic announced publication of its initial Responsible Scaling Policy. Evidence ↗· effective · dated to the day
Anthropic’s Responsible Scaling Policy v1.0 states that its ASL-2 deployment measures overlap substantially with the White House voluntary commitments that Anthropic and other companies made in July, which it says it continues to maintain. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
Anthropic published a description of its Long-Term Benefit Trust on 19 September 2023. It said the Trust’s Class T stock would let it elect a number of directors phasing in to a board majority within four years, named five initial Trustees chosen by its board (Jason Matheny, Kanika Bahl, Neil Buddy Shah as chair, Paul Christiano and Zach Robinson), and said that “failsafe” provisions let large enough supermajorities of stockholders change the Trust and its powers without the Trustees’ consent. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
Anthropic's announcement of its Long-Term Benefit Trust on 19 September 2023 names Kanika Bahl, CEO and President of Evidence Action, as an initial Trustee. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
Anthropic's announcement of its Long-Term Benefit Trust on 19 September 2023 names Jason Matheny, CEO of the RAND Corporation, as an initial Trustee. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
Anthropic's announcement of its Long-Term Benefit Trust on 19 September 2023 names Zach Robinson, Interim CEO of Effective Ventures US, as an initial Trustee. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
Anthropic's announcement of its Long-Term Benefit Trust on 19 September 2023 names Neil Buddy Shah, CEO of the Clinton Health Access Initiative, as an initial Trustee and as the Trust's Chair. Evidence ↗· effective · dated to the day
29 provision records of Responsible Scaling Policy (2023)
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1 provision record of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Anthropic, PBC (filed 2023-09-21)
October 2023
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The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response published the Screening Framework Guidance for Providers and Users of Synthetic Nucleic Acids in the Federal Register of 13 October 2023, stating that it sets out baseline standards for the gene and genome synthesis industry and best practices for all entities involved in the provision, use and transfer of synthetic nucleic acids. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The 2023 Screening Framework Guidance for Providers and Users of Synthetic Nucleic Acids states that advances in the field motivated the United States Government to review and revise the 2010 Screening Framework Guidance for Providers of Synthetic Double-Stranded DNA, and cites the 2010 guidance at 75 FR 62820. Evidence ↗Screening Framework Guidance for Providers and Users of Synthetic Nucleic Acids →Claim page →
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4 provision records of Screening Framework Guidance for Providers and Users of Synthetic Nucleic Acids
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The Bureau of Industry and Security published the interim final rule "Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections" in the Federal Register of 25 October 2023, effective 17 November 2023, revising the advanced computing controls of 7 October 2022. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
1 provision record of Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections (interim final rule)
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Google DeepMind described its Responsibility and Safety Council as an internal governance body. Evidence ↗Google DeepMind Responsibility and Safety Council →Claim page →
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Google DeepMind published its response describing safety and responsibility processes for the UK AI Safety Summit. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The G7 Leaders' Statement on the Hiroshima AI Process of 30 October 2023 welcomes the International Guiding Principles and the International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems, attached to it. Evidence ↗G7 Leaders' Statement on the Hiroshima AI Process →Claim page →
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Executive Order 14110, "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence", is dated and signed at the White House on 30 October 2023. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
4 provision records of Hiroshima Process International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems
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1 provision record of G7 Leaders' Statement on the Hiroshima AI Process (30 October 2023)
November 2023
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The UK AISI report credits work with METR to showcase autonomous-agent demonstrations at the Safety Summit. Evidence ↗UK AISI approach to evaluations (February 2024) →Claim page →
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Under the heading 'The countries represented were:', the GOV.UK text of the Bletchley Declaration lists 29 entries, 28 countries and the European Union (count made by Selekoa; the text states no number). Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
The Bletchley Declaration was published on GOV.UK on 1 November 2023 (the page’s “First published” date) by the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
Executive Order 14110 was published in the Federal Register of Wednesday, 1 November 2023 (Vol. 88, No. 210, beginning at p. 75191), as FR Doc. 2023-24283. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
3 provision records of The Bletchley Declaration by Countries Attending the AI Safety Summit, 1–2 November 2023
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11 provision records of Executive Order 14110: Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
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The chair's statement on safety testing of 2 November 2023 names world leaders representing ten countries and the European Union, and industry leaders of ten companies, including Anthropic, Google DeepMind and 'Open AI', as having recognised the importance of collaborating on testing next-generation AI models. Evidence ↗Bletchley chair's statement on safety testing (2023) →Claim page →
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The chair's statement of session outcomes on safety testing from the AI Safety Summit was published on GOV.UK on 2 November 2023 by the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
3 provision records of Safety Testing: Chair's Statement of Session Outcomes, 2 November 2023
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OpenAI’s board announced Sam Altman’s removal as CEO. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
OpenAI announced Mira Murati as interim CEO, effective immediately. Evidence ↗· announcement · dated to the day
The board of directors of OpenAI, Inc. announced on 17 November 2023 that Sam Altman would depart as CEO and leave the board of directors. Evidence ↗· announcement · dated to the day
The same announcement of 17 November 2023 stated that Greg Brockman would step down as chairman of the board and remain in his role at the company, reporting to the CEO. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
OpenAI’s announcement of 17 November 2023 lists Helen Toner as an independent director on the board of OpenAI, Inc. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
OpenAI’s announcement of 17 November 2023 lists Tasha McCauley as an independent director on the board of OpenAI, Inc. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
Sam Altman announced his return as OpenAI CEO. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
OpenAI announced on 29 November 2023 that Adam D’Angelo would be a member of its new initial board, chaired by Bret Taylor. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
OpenAI announced on 29 November 2023 that Larry Summers would be a member of its new initial board, chaired by Bret Taylor. Evidence ↗· announcement · dated to the day
OpenAI’s announcement of 29 November 2023 stated that Ilya Sutskever would no longer serve on the board. Evidence ↗· snapshot · dated to the day
OpenAI announced on 29 November 2023 that its new initial board would consist of Bret Taylor as chair, Larry Summers and Adam D’Angelo. Evidence ↗
December 2023
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Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust page states, in an undated footnote, that Jason Matheny stepped down from the Trust in December 2023; Anthropic stated that he did so to preempt potential conflicts of interest with RAND Corporation's policy-related initiatives. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
OpenAI’s Preparedness Framework (Beta) describes the framework as one more way in which OpenAI is meeting the voluntary commitments on safety, security and trust in AI that it made in July 2023. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
OpenAI published Preparedness Framework Beta, identified by its publication date of 2023-12-18. Evidence ↗· publication · dated to the day
25 provision records of OpenAI Preparedness Framework — Beta