Ethical AI Management: Google seeks AI trustworthiness

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to penetrate more aspects of our lives, many people in the field are worried about how ethically AI tools will be developed and distributed in future. Google, the leading researcher and innovator in AI, has thoughtfully made up its own mind to look at every possible aspect where AI trends could go wrong or corrupt values improperly. It provides strong principles, guidelines and tools for building AI systems that are ethical and reliable.

It is these principles that underpin Google's approach to AI. They emphasize protection of privacy, impartiality, non-discrimination in all forms, and cutting-edge AI which is best realized if it works in the interests of society as a whole. Also crucial is that these principles be further assured through measures which take them into account. Google has developed a framework of detailed guidelines and tools to bring more fairness to AI models.

Google not only aims to improve AI research and application transparency and accountability but also requires every new function be subject to rigorous testing and examination of its reliability and safety. We are still at the beginning of an industry challenge. In particular, Google is liaising with a variety of external partners as well as both domestic and foreign academic institutions, non-governmental organizations and sovereign parliaments to give depth and breadth to practices for AI governance.

As AI continues to grow and develops it reaches into more and more sectors of our lives, the need for trustworthy practices in addition to ethical governance will become an even more pressing issue. Google's holistic approach to these questions which unites all three elements - principles, guidelines and tools sheds light on how future AI development and deployment ought to be.

By backing ethics and transparency, Google is pointing the way forward to a future where AI is strong and trustworthy as well as beneficial for everyone's welfare.