Google owner Alphabet drops promise over ‘harmful’ AI uses

Alphabet, the parent company of the Google technology giant, is no longer promising that it will never use artificial intelligence (AI) for purposes such as weapons and monitoring tools.

The company rewritten the principles of its use of Amnesty International, and the drop of a section that excludes the uses that “may cause harm.”

in Blog post Vice President James Manica and Dimis Hasabis, who leads Amnesty International to the IQ of Google DeepMind, defended this step.

They argue with companies and democratic governments that need to work together on artificial intelligence “support national security”.

There is a discussion between artificial and professional intelligence experts on how strong new technology controls wide phrases, the extent of allowing commercial gains to determine its direction, and the best way to protect against risk to humanity in general.

There too Controversy About the use of artificial intelligence in the battlefield and in monitoring techniques.

The blog said that the original AI principles of the published company in 2018 should be updated with the development of technology.

“Billions of people use artificial intelligence in their daily lives. Artificial intelligence has become a technique for general purposes, an countless platform and individuals who use them to build applications.

The blog post said: “I have moved from the topic of a laboratory research to a technology that has become widespread like mobile phones and the Internet itself.”

As a result, the basic AI principles have been developed, which can direct common strategies.

However, Mr. Hassabis and Mr. Manyika said that the geopolitical scene has become increasingly complicated.

“We believe that democracies should lead to the development of artificial intelligence, guided by basic values ​​such as freedom, equality and respect for human rights.”

“We believe that companies, governments and institutions that share these values ​​must work together to create artificial intelligence that protects people, enhances global growth and supports national security.”

The blog post was published before the financial report at the end of the year at the end of the year, indicating the results that were weaker than the market expectations, and the price of its share declined.

This was despite the increase of 10 % in revenue from the digital advertisement, the largest issued by it, which was reinforced by the US election spending.

In its profit report, the company said it would spend $ 75 billion ($ 60 billion) on artificial intelligence projects this year, more than 29 % of what Wall Street analysts expected.

The company invests in the infrastructure to operate artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence research, and applications such as the research in which artificial intelligence works.

AI platform from Google is now appears at the top of Google’s search results, as it offers a written summary of Amnesty International, and appears on Google Pixel phones.

Originally, a long time before increased interest in artificial intelligence ethics, Google founders, Sergey Breen and Larry Beige, said their slogan for the company “Don’t be evil”. When the company was restructured under the name Alphabet Inc in 2015, the parent company turned into “the right thing”.

Since then, Google employees have sometimes retracted against the approach followed by executive officials. In 2018 The company did not find a contract to make artificial intelligence with the American Pentagon After the resignation and submission of a petition signed by thousands of employees.

They were afraid that “Project Maven” was the first step towards using artificial intelligence for fatal purposes.