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Google says it wont build new AI solutions for the fossil fuel industry

File this beneath: minimum conceivable effort. Google lately showed it will “no longer develop artificial intelligence (AI) software and tools for oil and gas drilling operations.” Will Grannis, Managing Director of the Office of the CTO at Google Cloud, spoke with CUBE’s John Furrier previous this month in an interview the place he published the finish […]
File this under: minimal possible effort. Google today confirmed it will “no longer develop artificial intelligence (AI) software and tools for oil and gas drilling operations.” Will Grannis, Managing Director of the Office of the CTO at Google Cloud, spoke with CUBE’s John Furrier earlier this month in an interview where he revealed the end […]

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