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Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons
Source: BBC
Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons
5 February 2025
Lucy Hooker
BBC Business reporter
Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, is no longer promising that it will never use artificial intelligence (AI) for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools.
The firm has rewritten the principles guiding its use of AI, dropping a section which ruled out uses that were "likely to cause harm".
In a blog post Google senior vice president James Manyika, and Demis Hassabis, who leads the AI lab Google DeepMind, defended the move.
They argue businesses and democratic governments need to work together on AI that "supports national security".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy081nqx2zjo