Let technology play. Regulate AI when there is abuse, says Google X founder

At a time when ChatGPT and DeepSeek R1 reasoning models have started gaining prominence, AI experts and users are questioning its ethical use.

- UMA KANNAN @Bengaluru

At a time when ChatGPT and DeepSeek R1 reasoning models have started gaining prominence, AI experts and users are questioning its ethical use. But Sebastian Thrun, founder, Google X, says let technology play first. "Please regulate when there is abuse but not before that. Let the technology play out, observe if it's played out the way you like it and then do regulations to prohibit the misuses you're going to inevitably see. But don't regulate before the technology is even there," he said at Invest Karnataka 2025, being held in Bengaluru.

As for AI regulation, Sebastian Thrun said initially people were scared of the new technology and said it was dangerous, unethical and unfair.