- Published on June 8, 2018
- In IT Services
Would Google’s Guidelines For Ethical Use Of New Tech Halt The Development In Weaponized AI Industry?
- By Richa Bhatia
It’s not the first time that Google has waded into the ethics territory regarding artificial intelligence. Last year in October, DeepMind, a Google property based in London, launched a new research unit called DeepMind Ethics & Society to complement their work in AI and applications. With the rapid advancement in technology, their new unit would explore and understand the real-world impacts of AI.
But now, following the recent backlash faced by Google over the use of its drone technology by US Department of Defence, Google has framed a set of ethical guidelines for the development of AI. According to a news report, Pentagon has been using Google’s vision technology to help drones interpret objects on the ground for better target. Reportedly, more than 3,000 Google employees signed
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Richa Bhatia
Richa Bhatia is a seasoned journalist with six-years experience in reportage and news coverage and has had stints at Times of India and The Indian Express. She is an avid reader, mum to a feisty two-year-old and loves writing about the next-gen technology that is shaping our world.
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