Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons, surveillance
Publishing timestamp: 2025-02-05 01:51:38
Summary
Google has removed its pledge to abstain from using AI for potentially harmful applications, such as weapons and surveillance, in its updated "AI Principles." The company's new principles reflect its growing ambitions to offer AI technology and services to more users and clients, including governments. The change comes amid increasing rhetoric about a winner-take-all AI race between the U.S. and China. The update was announced in a blog post co-written by Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/04/google-removes-pledge-to-not-use-ai-for-weapons-surveillance.html