The writer is chief executive of Google and Alphabet 

Last year saw rapid and significant technological change powered by progress in artificial intelligence. Millions of people are now using AI tools to learn new things, and to be more productive and creative. As progress continues, society will need to decide how best to harness AI’s enormous potential while addressing its risks. 

At Google, our approach is to be bold in our ambition for AI to benefit people, drive economic progress, advance science and address the most pressing societal challenges. And we’re committed to developing and deploying AI responsibly: the Gemini models we launched in December, which are our most capable yet, went through the most robust safety evaluations we’ve ever done.