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Google has dropped its promise not to use AI for weapons. It’s part of a troubling trend

  • Written by Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University
Google has dropped its promise not to use AI for weapons. It’s part of a troubling trendZiv Lavi/Shutterstock

Last week, Google quietly abandoned a long-standing commitment to not use artificial intelligence (AI) technology in weapons or surveillance. In an update to its AI principles, which were first published in 2018, the tech giant removed statements promising not to pursue:

  • technologies that cause or are likely to cause overall...

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