More than 50 organizations including 'Meta', 'IBM', 'Sony', 'University of Tokyo' and 'Keio University' jointly establish AI development promotion community 'AI Alliance'



Meta and IBM have collaborated with over 50 organizations to establish the AI Alliance , an open source community to support AI research and development. The AI Alliance aims to support researchers working on AI research and development, and includes organizations from around the world, including Japan, such as AMD, Intel, NASA, Sony, and the University of Tokyo.

AI Alliance

https://thealliance.ai/news

Introducing the AI Alliance
https://ai.meta.com/blog/ai-alliance/

AI Alliance Launches as an International Community of Leading Technology Developers, Researchers, and Adopters Collaborating Together to Advance Open, Safe, Responsible AI
https://newsroom.ibm.com/AI-Alliance-Launches-as-an-International-Community-of-Leading-Technology-Developers,-Researchers,-and-Adopters-Collaborating-Together-to-Advance-Open, -Safe,-Responsible-AI

The AI Alliance is a community established mainly by Meta and IBM, with the aim of promoting open and secure AI research and development. Below is a diagram showing the initial members of AI Alliance. From Japan, Keio University, the University of Tokyo, Fenrir, SB Intuitions (a subsidiary of Softbank), Sakana AI, and Sony are participating, as well as other notable names such as AMD, Intel, Linux Foundation, Dell, Oracle, NASA, and Stability AI. Many organizations are participating.



The total research and development funding of organizations participating in the AI Alliance exceeds $80 billion (approximately 11,769 billion yen), the total number of students exceeds 400,000, and the total number of employees exceeds 1 million. . Furthermore, the software developed by participating organizations includes many essential tools for AI research, such as 'PyTorch,' 'Transformers,' 'Diffusers,' 'Kubernetes,' 'Ray,' and 'Hugging Face Text generation inference and Parameter Efficient Fine Tuning.' I am. Therefore, the AI Alliance can ensure that open innovation in AI is built responsibly.



Nick Clegg , President of International Affairs at Meta, said: 'The AI Alliance brings together research institutions and companies to share tools and knowledge that help advance humanity, regardless of whether learning models are openly shared or not. No. We look forward to driving cutting-edge AI development and helping everyone build AI responsibly.' IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said, ``I am excited to partner with like-minded organizations through the AI Alliance, and to ensure that the AI Alliance advances innovative AI initiatives that are backed by safety and scientific rigor.'' I am proud of it.” Furthermore, Meta and IBM have published a statement identical to the founding statement of the AI Alliance in their own press releases, making it clear that the entire company supports the activities of the AI Alliance.

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