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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google: AI prone to errors

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google: AI prone to errors

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Faisal Islam speaks to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about AI’s potential, and its pitfalls

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“The current state of the art AI technology is prone to some
errors… you have to learn to use these tools for what they are
good at, and not blindly trust everything they say.”

Faisal Islam speaks to Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google
and its holding company Alphabet, about artificial intelligence
and its impact on how we live and work.

He tells me that we are at an extraordinary moment in technology,
with the potential for enormous benefits but also risks. AI
should not be blindly trusted, he says, as it is still prone to
errors. And it will disrupt society through its impact on jobs,
but also on the climate, thanks to its “immense” energy needs.
Trillions are being invested in artificial intelligence, raising
fears it could create a bubble reminiscent of the dotcom boom in
the 1990s. If it were to burst, Sundar Pichai warns no company,
not even his, would be immune.

Thank you to Faisal Islam and Priya Patel for their help in
making this programme. The Interview brings you conversations
with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best
interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the BBC World Service
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen
to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC
Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presenter: Faisal Islam Producers: Lucy Sheppard and Priya Patel
Editor: Justine Lang

(Image: Sundar Pichai. Credit: CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty
Images)