Sundar Pichai urges regulators not to rush into AI crackdown

Google’s CEO, has warned politicians against a thoughtless regulation of artificial Intelligence arguing that existing rules may still be sufficient to govern the new technology.

Sundar Pichai want “ smart regulation”  that balanced innovation with protecting citizens, while many regulators are more interested in tackling Google over antitrust than AI, as Google is keen to avoid repeating some of the past mistakes by working in partnership between government and businesses.

“There are areas where we need to do the research before we know what are the right kind of approaches we need to take” citing certain aspects of AI including bias, safety and explainability which politician want to regulate.

Earlier this month Apple accused Google of “ stoking fear” when it revealed a sophisticated hacking attack against iPhones. “It is important big companies work together to help improve security for all our users” Pichai said.

Pichai also pointed out Amazon’s rapid growth in digital advertising many on Wall Street suspect is coming at Google’s expense.