by Artificial Intelligence is the most profound technology humanity is working on today. It will affect all industries and all aspects of life. Given these high stakes, the more people working to advance the science of AI, the better it is in terms of expanding opportunities for communities around the world.
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This is underlined by an article published in the FT by the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, in which he emphasizes the responsible creation of artificial intelligence.
While some have tried to reduce this moment to a competitive race on artificial intelligence, we see it in much more than that, he notes on how Google perceives the new reality.
As he specifically writes, emphasizing the importance of building and delivering AI well, “At Google, we’ve been bringing AI to our products and services for over a decade and making it available to our users. . We are very interested in this. However, what is even more important is the effort to develop artificial intelligence in a responsible way and to ensure that as a society we do it right.
In particular, he points out that Google is addressing this problem in three ways:
Spread of AI
First, to boldly pursue innovations to make AI more useful to everyone. We continue to use AI to dramatically improve our products, from Google Search and Gmail to Android and Maps.
The breakthrough, says the tech giant’s CEO, means drivers across Europe can now find more fuel-efficient routes.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees are being helped to communicate in their new homes.
Flood forecasting tools are able to predict floods in advance.
Google DeepMind’s work on AlphaFold, in collaboration with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, has led to a groundbreaking understanding of more than 200 million proteins known to science, opening up new possibilities for healthcare.
We also strive to enable others outside our company to innovate with AI, whether through our cloud offerings and APIs, or with new initiatives such as the Google for Startups program. Growth, which supports European entrepreneurs who use artificial intelligence to benefit people’s health and health. well-being, he notes.
He also refers to the creation of a social innovation fund for AI aimed at helping social enterprises solve some of Europe’s most pressing challenges.
Responsible development
The second pillar behind AI development for Google is to ensure that it develops the technology responsibly, as part of its commitment, as the CEO writes, to earning the trust of its users. .
That’s why we released the AI Principles in 2018, which are based on the belief that AI should be developed for the benefit of society, avoiding harmful applications, he stresses.
As AI evolves, so does our approach, adds Sundar Pichai elsewhere in his post, referring to the recent announcement that fintechs will provide ways to identify when they have used AI to create content on their services.
Legislative framework: cooperation is essential
The third point that characterizes the way Google approaches the development of artificial intelligence, according to the CEO of the company, is based on the axiom that the development of artificial intelligence capabilities is not something that a company can do it alone. As he explains, now that technology is at an inflection point, he puts more emphasis on the idea that AI is too important not to be regulated and just as important not to be regulated properly. .
Developing policy frameworks that anticipate potential harms and unlock benefits will require in-depth discussions among governments, industry experts, publishers, academia and civil society, he points out.
He believes that existing regulations provide useful frameworks for managing the potential risks of new technologies. However, continued investment in responsible AI research and development will be important, as will the safe implementation of AI, especially where regulations are still evolving.
Increased international cooperation will be essential, writes the Google chief, stressing the importance of cooperation between the United States and Europe. It is important that the two work together to create strong pro-innovation frameworks for emerging technologies, based on shared values and goals.
We will continue to work with experts, social scientists and entrepreneurs who are creating standards for responsible AI development on both sides of the Atlantic.
AI presents a unique opportunity for the world to achieve its climate goals, build sustainable development, maintain global competitiveness, and more. However, we are still in the early stages and there is still a lot of work to do. We look forward to doing this work with others and building artificial intelligence together in a safe and responsible way so that everyone can benefit.
