Google January 22, 2019
Overview
We have long since progressed beyond an era when advances in AI research were confined to the lab. AI has now become a real-world application technology and part of the fabric of modern life. Harnessed appropriately, we believe AI can deliver great benefits for economies and society, and support decision-making which is fairer, safer and more
inclusive and informed. But such promise will not be realized without great care and effort, which includes consideration of how its development and usage should be governed, and what degree of legal and ethical oversight — by whom, and when — is needed.
To date, self- and co-regulatory approaches informed by current laws and perspectives from companies, academia, and associated technical bodies have been...