NEW TECHNOLOGIES bring dissenting voices. The explosion of AI-powered systems has brought more than its fair share of people sounding alarms. However, many of these voices belong to engineers and scientists who were involved in AI development at the highest levels, and know what they are talking about. Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai (pictured above), has delivered a sobering warning about the effects of AI-powered systems in a recent interview. It will, he says, affect “every product across every company”. His biggest concern is that it can all too easily be used to spread convincing misinformation. Google has had a series of internal guidelines for AI since 2018. “We have to be very thoughtful” he warns.