Google CEO Sundar Pichai says impact of AI is 'profound'

Google's CEO has claimed that the impact of artificial intelligence on humanity is'more profound' than that of electricity or fire. In a recent interview Sundar Pichai, 45, said that AI is'one of the most important things that humanity is working on'. He added that intelligent machines could one day help to cure cancer or solve problems arising from climate change. In a recent interview Google boss Sundar Pichai (file photo), 45, said that AI is'one of the most important things that humanity is working on'. While many tech leaders push that AI will become invaluable to humanity, others argue it poses a threat to our species.