Alphabet's DeepMind forms ethics unit for AI

DeepMind, the Google sibling focusing on artificial intelligence, has announced the launch of an'Ethics and Society' unit to study the impact of new technologies on society. The announcement by the London-based group acquired by Google parent Alphabet is the latest effort in the tech sector to ease concerns that robotics and artificial intelligence will veer out of human control. 'As scientists developing AI technologies, we have a responsibility to conduct and support open research and investigation into the wider implications of our work,' said a blog post announcing the launch Tuesday by DeepMind's Verity Harding and Sean Legassick. DeepMind, the Google sibling focusing on artificial intelligence, has announced the launch of an'Ethics and Society' unit to study the impact of new technologies on society. Google's DeepMind AI relies on artificial neural networks, which try to simulate the way the brain works in order to learn.