Google AI Principles

This document is Google's AI Principles framework, published at ai.google/principles, which establishes a set of voluntary ethical commitments and stated objectives governing Google's approach to AI research and product development, without constituting a binding legal agreement with users. The framework states that Google's AI applications should be socially beneficial, avoid creating or reinforcing unfair bias, be built and tested for safety, be accountable to people, incorporate privacy design principles, uphold high standards of scientific excellence, and be made available for uses consistent with these principles. The document also enumerates categories of AI applications Google states it will not pursue, including technologies designed to cause or facilitate injury, weapons or tools that violate international norms, surveillance tools that violate internationally accepted norms, and technologies whose principal purpose or implementation is to cause harm. As a voluntary governance framework rather than a terms-of-service or privacy policy, the document does not create enforceable user rights, specify data processing obligations, or establish contractual remedies; its practical legal weight depends on how regulators and courts treat voluntary AI ethics commitments. The document engages indirectly with emerging AI regulatory frameworks, including the EU AI Act, FTC guidance on AI and consumer protection, and broader responsible AI discourse, though it does not reference specific legislative instruments by name.