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‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?

‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind

TL;DR

  • Iason Gabriel has worked at Google DeepMind since 2017.
  • His role involves anticipating and analyzing the impact of AI.
  • The article questions the effectiveness of ethicists amidst escalating commercial and geopolitical pressures.