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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

SHOCKING: Google chief warns ai could be harmful if deployed wrongly - You Need To See This

Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google, says the economic impact of artificial intelligence will be significant. Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

Google’s chief executive has said concerns about artificial intelligence keep him awake at night and that the technology can be “very harmful” if deployed wrongly.

Sundar Pichai also called for a global regulatory framework for AI similar to the treaties used to regulate nuclear arms use, as he warned that the competition to produce advances in the technology could lead to concerns about safety being pushed aside.

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