We will assess AI applications in view of the following equal and interdependent principles: Be socially beneficial. The expanded reach of new technologies increasingly touches society as a whole. Advances in AI will have transformative impacts in a wide range of fields, including healthcare, security, energy, transportation, manufacturing, and entertainment. As we consider potential development and uses of AI technologies, we will take into account a broad range of social and economic factors, and will proceed where we believe that the overall likely benefits substantially outweigh the foreseeable risks and harms.
This principle gives Google broad self-assessed discretion to determine what constitutes social benefit, with no defined methodology, timeline, or accountability mechanism.
Google's AI Principles set out aspirational commitments about what kinds of AI the company will and won't build, which indirectly affects every person who uses Google products β from Search to Gemini to Google Workspace. However, the document creates no legally enforceable rights for consumers: there is no opt-out mechanism, no user complaint pathway, and no independent auditor verifying compliance with the stated principles. You can file a complaint with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov if you believe Google's AI practices contradict its publicly stated principles.