SAS announces participation in Department of Commerce consortium dedicated to AI safety
CARY, N.C., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, AI and analytics leader SAS announced that it joined more than 200 of the nation's leading artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. Established by the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) will bring together AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations to meet this mission.
- "SAS is committed to developing...and promoting trustworthy AI systems" - Reggie Townsend, VP, Data Ethics, SAS
"As a creator of powerful AI systems, SAS understands the promises and risks of AI. - "The AISIC will provide a crucial service by channeling the best of AI innovation through a lens of responsibility and collaboration.
- That's precisely what the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium is set up to help us do," said Secretary Raimondo.
- That includes the company's flagship AI and analytics platform, SAS® Viya®, which includes trustworthy AI capabilities such as bias detection, explainability, decision auditability, model monitoring, governance and accountability.