Artificial Intelligence

Meta, IBM and others create AI Alliance to share technology

The new group will eventually establish a governing board and technical oversight committee

Facebook parent Meta and IBM have joined with more than 40 companies and organisations to create an industry group dedicated to open source artificial intelligence work, aiming to share technology and reduce risks.

The coalition, called the AI Alliance, will focus on the responsible development of AI technology, including safety and security tools. The group also will look to increase the number of open source AI models — rather than the proprietary systems favoured by ...