WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - Apple Inc ( AAPL ) has

signed U.S. President Joe Biden's voluntary commitments

governing artificial intelligence (AI), joining 15 other firms

that have committed to ensuring that AI's power is not used for

destructive purposes, the White House said on Friday.

The original commitments, announced in July 2023, were

signed on to by firms including Google and OpenAI partner

Microsoft ( MSFT ). In September, eight more firms including

Adobe, IBM ( IBM ), Nvidia ( NVDA ) signed on.