Open Innovation and Responsible Profit: The AI Alliance Launches to Safely Develop and Advance AI Technology

IBM and Meta have joined forces to launch the AI Alliance, a new initiative aimed at fostering open-source artificial intelligence (AI) development. With more than 50 founding members, including NASA, Oracle, CERN, Intel, and the Linux Foundation, the AI Alliance aims to support open innovation and open science in AI. The alliance draws from various sectors, including industry, startups, academia, research, and government, and represents over $80 billion in annual research and development funding. The group’s mission includes developing evaluation standards, advancing open foundation models, supporting AI skills building, and promoting public discourse on AI benefits and risks. The AI Alliance aims to ensure the responsible development and deployment of AI technologies while promoting collaboration and innovation in the field. This initiative comes amid a growing debate surrounding open-source versus closed-source AI development and the need for transparency and accountability in AI systems. The AI Alliance seeks to provide a platform for organizations to work together toward these goals.