By Kenrick Cai
San Francisco-Alphabets (Nasdaq 🙂 Google, which is already confronted with an unprecedented regulatory attack, tries to influence public perception and guidelines on artificial intelligence in the run-up to a global wave of AI regulation.
A key priority, a manager told Reuters, was in the development of educational programs to train the workforce in AI.
“More people and organizations, including governments to familiarize AI and use AI tools, leads to a better AI policy and opens up new possibilities-it is a positive cycle,” said Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs at Alphabet .
While Google competes against the best big-tech competitors in the AI area, including the companies Openai and Meta (Nasdaq 🙂 supported by Microsoft, the company of the strict regulatory examination is aware of it, with which it is advertising in its existing business areas and searches is confronted.
In the European Union, Google offered to sell part of its ad-tech business to appease the regulatory authorities, Reuters reported. In the United States, the Ministry of Justice is trying to force its Chrome-Webbrowser to abolish-even if a course of the course under the government of President Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, governments worldwide are designing new regulations on topics that could be tightened by AI, such as copyright and data protection. The EU Ki Act, which aims to evaluate risks and to request disclosure of all-purpose AI systems, has been rejected by technology giants who could stand in the crosshair of several billion dollars in the crosshairs.
The Ministry of Justice has also tried to curb Google’s progress in the ACI area in order to remedy the situation in a federal procedure in which Google’s search business was an illegal monopoly.
Google executives see a chance to form the narrative around a technology that has stirred up anxious fears of a mass loss of jobs.
In September, CEO Sundar Pichai announced a $ 120 million investment fund for building AI education programs. MPs, including Walker and Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer, are increasingly traveling worldwide to discuss political recommendations with governments.
“There are many advantages when it comes to helping people who could be driven out. We want to concentrate on that, ”said Walker.
The efforts include the expansion of Grow with Google, a website that conveys workers such as data analysis or IT support, which are intended to expand their career prospects in technical areas. In December, the company announced that 1 million people had received a certificate for the program. Special courses in connection with AI are added, for example one who is aimed at teachers, said program manager Lisa Gevelber.
Courses alone are not enough to prepare employees, said Walker. “What really matters is whether you have a goal that people work towards, such as a qualification with which people can apply for a job.”
Google wants to strengthen the experiments with public-private partnerships, he said. The leading example is the “Skilled Trades and Readiness” program in which the company worked with Community Colleges to train workers for potential jobs in building data centers. Google enters the AI training into the program, he said.
“Ultimately, the Federal Government will see what evidence of feasibility will prevail – which of the green shoots are rooted,” said Walker. “If we can contribute to fertilizing these efforts, it is our job.”
In the long term, Walker assumes that a small part of the existing jobs will be completely replaced by AI, referring to several studies commissioned by Google, Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. These studies indicate that AI will in a way integrated into most professions.
As part of Google’s efforts to prepare for this change, the company hired the economist David author as a guest scientist to examine the effects of AI on the workforce. In an interview, the author said that AI could be used to create more and more improving programs, similar to flight simulators.
“The history of the retraining of adults is not particularly glorious,” he said. “Adults don’t want to go back to class. Presence training will not be the solution for many retraining. ”