A group of 28 health care providers and payer organizations on Thursday announced voluntary commitments to responsibly develop AI-based models to improve health outcomes. Companies included in the effort range from industry giant CVS Health to Allina Health, Tufts Medicine, Houston Methodist, and Boston Children's Hospital.

The move comes as part of President Biden's executive order in October regarding the "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence" and follows similar commitments from 15 leading AI companies such as Google and Open AI.

"The commitments received today will serve to align industry action on AI around the 'FAVES' principles — that AI should lead to health care outcomes that are Fair, Appropriate, Valid, Effective, and Safe," a White House official said in a prepared statement. "Under these principles, the companies commit to inform users whenever they receive content that is largely AI-generated and not reviewed or edited by people. They will adhere to a risk management framework for using applications powered by foundation models — one by which they will monitor and address harms that applications might cause. At the same time, they pledge to investigating and developing valuable uses of AI responsibly, including developing solutions that advance health equity, expand access to care, make care affordable, coordinate care to improve outcomes, reduce clinician burnout, and otherwise improve the experience of patients."