- The White House held a meeting Friday with representatives from various organizations backed by left-leaning groups to develop policies related to artificial intelligence (AI), according to documents and disclosures.
- The groups discussed the Biden administration's efforts to develop AI policies that promote “fair, open, and competitive markets,” according to a Saturday statement from the White House.
- The representative group is financially supported by the philanthropy of leftist billionaires such as George Soros and Pierre Omidyar, as well as other liberal organizations.
President Joe Biden's White House held a meeting Friday with representatives of several organizations backed by left-wing groups to develop artificial intelligence (AI) policy, according to documents and disclosures.
Lael Brainard, assistant to the president and national economic advisor, convened the meeting to discuss the Biden administration's commitment to AI policies that foster “fair, open, and competitive markets.” according to for Saturday's reading from the White House. Representative organizations are funded by left-wing billionaire philanthropies and other liberal groups. (Related: Biden administration forces regulations, watermarks on AI companies)
Demand Progress aims to “protect the democratic nature of the Internet and use it to challenge concentrated corporate power and hold governments accountable.” according to Go to that website. It was an initiative. Six Thirty Fund — until 2022, at a nonprofit run by Arabella Advisors, the dark-finance giant that backs the Democratic Party and funds liberal activists.
Demand Progress received hundreds of thousands of dollars from left-wing billionaire Pierre Omidyar's Omidyar Network, Voice for Democracy, and George Soros' Open Society Policy Center. according to Visit our website for financial information.
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Another representative group, the Economic Security Project, is financially sponsored project It is an endowment of the Hopewell Foundation, managed by Arabella, and also receives funding from the Ford Foundation and the Tides Foundation. according to Go to that website.
The Economic Security Project aims to secure “concrete policy wins for communities that need to change now.” according to Go to that website.
The Tech Oversight Project receives funding from organizations such as Omidyar Network and Economic Security Project Action, as well as groups that “believe in technological accountability, competitive reform, and reducing the harms of Big Tech platforms.” according to Go to that website.
Omidyar Network Gave The Open Market Institute, which was represented at the conference, will receive $200,000 in 2023, and the Open Society Foundations will receive $200,000 in 2023. granted The Open Markets Institute aims to explore how competition policy can be used to build stronger democracies, fairer and more just societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world. We are working to help people relearn the according to Go to that website.
The AI Now Institute, another organization represented at the conference, receives funding from the Open Society Foundations, Omidyar's Luminate, Omidyar Network, and the Ford Foundation. according to Go to that website. The group works to advance “policy strategies that redirect us away from the current trajectory of unrestricted commercial surveillance, concentration of power in the hands of a few companies, and lack of public accountability.”
The Center for Democracy and Technology has received more than $500,000 in donations from the Ford Foundation and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. He has also received more than $100,000 in donations from the Open Society Foundations, Omidyar Network, and Omidyar Democracy Fund. according to to its financial situation.
The American Economic Freedom Project also had a representative at the conference and received $250,000 from the Omidyar Network in 2023. according to Save to grant database. The Open Society Foundations donated his $500,000 to this group in 2021. database To read.
The American Economic Freedom Project is “a hub for organizing a diverse range of leading policy experts and advocates in areas affected by the concentration of power.” according to Go to that website. It's a “call”[s] We urge governments to renew important policy tools such as aggressive investigative agendas, strong antitrust enforcement, anti-corruption measures, corporate responsibility, and a revitalized administrative state to counter monopolies' control over markets and society. I'm asking you to make a statement. ”
In October, the Biden administration announced a wide range of executive orders on AI, targeting areas such as safety, privacy and “improving equity.” One mission is order To “promote a fair, open, and competitive AI ecosystem.”
The administration has previously collaborated with some of the same left-wing charities on AI initiatives to combat “disinformation” and protect “democracy” from AI threats. according to in the project documentation. Vice President Kamala Harris announced the program in November, and philanthropic organizations including the Open Society Foundations, Omidyar Network and the Democracy Fund have collectively donated more than $200 million.
Some of the organizations participating in this effort, including Open Society Foundations, Omidyar Network, and Democracy Fund, are funding organizations that work to censor and demonetize conservative content online. Masu.
The White House, Demand Progress, the Economic Security Project, the AI Now Institute Open Markets Institute, the American Economic Freedom Project, and the Technology Oversight Project did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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