Tag: Kent Walker
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Google establishes council for responsible AI development
Google has established an Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) to complement its internal governance structure and processes that help implement it’s artificial intelligence (AI) principles. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports last June the internet giant announced Google’s AI Principles, an ethical charter to guide the responsible development and use of AI in its research and products.…
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Google says EU new copyright directive is one step forward, two steps back
Google has said the European Union (EU) new copyright directive is one step forward and two steps back. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Google’s SVP of Global Affairs, Kent Walker made this known in a blog post on Sunday. European lawmakers recently agreed on a final text of a new copyright directive, and many voices, including consumer…
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Google warns EU against copyright reforms as compromise looms
Google has warned against planned EU copyright reforms that would make internet companies liable for infringements and require them to pay for publishing press snippets, amid signs that a compromise is emerging on the controversial measures. The overhaul, proposed by the European Union’s executive in 2016, aims to make EU copyright rules fit for the…
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Google deletes YouTube accounts with ties to Iran
Google has announced deleting 58 accounts with ties to Iran on its video sharing platform, YouTube and some other of its sites. The recent removals targeted 39 channels on YouTube, which had more than 13,000 views in the United States, as well as 13 accounts on the social networking site Google Plus and six accounts…