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.
A week after the formation of the Open Secure AI Alliance (OSAA), an industry group spearheaded by Nvidia, it is already showing progress. The group, which now includes over 120 companies, has developed a working group called Shared AI Findings Exchange (SAFE). This group is presenting proposals for open comment, and the Linux Foundation is managing these proposals.
The proposals, developed at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, cover areas such as confidentially reporting AI cybersecurity incidents, alerting those affected, and conducting blame-free analysis.
In addition to the proposals, OSAA members are also sharing and cataloging open source technology that could be useful for securing AI agents and defending against rogue AI attackers. For instance, Nvidia offers an open family of models and an open source LLM vulnerability scanner called Garak; Okta is working on agent identity technology; Red Hat is working on agent governance; and Amazon has contributed an open agent building tool and an authorization language.
Other contributing companies include Adobe, BlackRock, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, and Visa. However, notable absences include Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google.
The group has raised questions due to the absence of major players like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, despite both OpenAI and Google signing the original open letter that sparked the formation of the group. The letter, published last week, called on the White House to support open source AI efforts. While Anthropic's reluctance to join the group is not unexpected, both OpenAI and Google have released open weight models of their own.
Google is known for its support of open source, and their involvement could significantly boost the U.S. open AI ecosystem.
The swift action of this heavyweight group, formed in just a week, is a positive sign for the U.S. open AI ecosystem. Some industry experts believe that openness could be a key to AI safety and security, helping to counter potential threats from Chinese AI labs. The group is ready to put their efforts and technologies into practice, demonstrating the commitment to addressing the challenges in the AI landscape.
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