bonstewartFeb 5, 2025
Ben Werdmuller
"Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week." #AI https://werd.io/2025/google-removes-pledge-to-not-use-ai-for-weapons-from
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/google-removes-pledge-to-not-use-ai-for-weapons-from-website/ [Maxwell Zeff at TechCrunch]I know "don't be evil" is from another era of Google, but still, this rankles: "Google removed a pledge to not build

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Show threadJayneFeb 5, 2025

@ben surprised, but only in that it hadn't already been removed 

perhaps a sign that commercial use of "AI" is not taking off so they're resorting to big military industrial complex bucks. though defense contracts seem like an inevitable target either way, so it's not a clear signal

Show threadChris HardieFeb 5, 2025
@ben look just because one of our AI attack demon robot dogs is chasing you through the woods as you read this does not mean that Google isn’t fully committed to a great search experience for our users and advertisers…