Google to Sign EU’s AI Code of Practice

Parent company Alphabet’s global affairs president and chief legal officer announced the decision, with some reservations, in a blog post.
Google to Sign EU’s AI Code of Practice
The Google logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris on Feb. 9, 2025. Thibault Camus/AP Photo
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Google will sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence (AI) code of practice, despite some reservations, the global affairs president of the firm’s parent company, Alphabet, said in a blog post on July 30.

“We do so with the hope that this code, as applied, will promote European citizens’ and businesses’ access to secure, first-rate AI tools as they become available,” said Kent Walker, who is also Alphabet’s chief legal officer.

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