Google co-founder Sergey Brin is cautious about the future of AI

The future of AI seems bright, but developments in the field need to be handled with great care and responsibility, warns Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google.

Beginning his annual Founders' letter with a quote from Charles Dicken's "A Tale of Two Cities", Alphabet's President and Google's Co-founder wrote: "The new spring in AI is the most significant development in computing in my lifetime. Every month, there are stunning new applications and transformative new techniques. But such powerful tools also bring with them new questions and responsibilities." 

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