Google Quietly Removes Pledge Against AI Weapon Development, Sparking Ethical Concerns
Google drops its AI weapons pledge, raising ethical alarms.
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Google Quietly Removes Pledge Against AI Weapon Development, Sparking Ethical Concerns
In a move that has ignited controversy and raised profound ethical questions, Google has quietly removed its pledge to not develop artificial intelligence (AI) for use in weapons or surveillance technologies. This significant change, first brought to light by Bloomberg, has been met with both surprise and concern within the tech community and beyond. The removal of this explicit prohibition from Google's AI Principles page signals a potential shift in the company's stance on the weaponization of AI, raising anxieties about the future of responsible AI development and deployment. The Vanished Promise: The now-deleted section, titled "Applications we will not pursue," previously served as a public commitment from Google to refrain from engaging in projects that could be used for harmful purposes. This pledge, while not legally binding, represented a significant ethical statement from a company at the forefront of AI research and development. Its removal leaves a void, r…
