Google Pushes Global Agenda To Educate Workers, Lawmakers On Ai
Alphabets Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial intelligence ahead of a global wave of AI regulation.
A key priority, one executive told Reuters, comes in building out educational programs to train the workforce on AI.
Getting more people and organizations, including governments, familiar with AI and using AI tools, makes for better AI policy and opens up new opportunities, its a virtuous cycle, said Kent Walker, Alphabets president of global affairs.
As Google races to best Big Tech rivals including Microsoft-backed Open AI and Meta in the AI arena, it is mindful of the heavy regulatory scrutiny it faces in its existing businesses in advertising and search.
In the European Union, Google has offered to sell a part of its ad tech business to appease regulators, Reuters reported.