Effective regulation of AI is crucial to prevent harmful outcomes: Sundar Pichai

Google CEO says the downsides of AI give him restless nights

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Effective regulation of AI is crucial to prevent harmful outcomes: Sundar Pichai
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Effective regulation of AI is crucial to prevent harmful outcomes: Sundar Pichai

In an interview with CBS, Pichai acknowledged that Google does not fully understand its own generative AI, and called for greater regulation.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, has expressed worries about the adverse implications of generative AI technology and is advocating for fresh regulations to govern its usage. In an interview with CBS's...

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