{"id":3341,"date":"2025-02-04T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/google-removes-pledge-on-ai-for-weapons-from-website\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T22:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T22:00:10","slug":"google-removes-pledge-on-ai-for-weapons-from-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/google-removes-pledge-on-ai-for-weapons-from-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Removes Pledge on AI for Weapons from Website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google has removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website. The change was first spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-04\/google-removes-language-on-weapons-from-public-ai-principles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg<\/a>. The company appears to have updated its public AI principles page, erasing a section titled \u201capplications we will not pursue,\u201d which was <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250130075626\/https:\/\/ai.google\/responsibility\/principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">still included<\/a> as recently as last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked for comment, the company pointed TechCrunch to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/ai\/responsible-ai-2024-report-ongoing-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a new blog post<\/a> on \u201cresponsible AI.\u201d It notes, in part, \u201cwe believe that companies, governments, and organizations sharing these values should work together to create AI that protects people, promotes global growth, and supports national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ai.google\/responsibility\/principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">newly updated AI principles<\/a> note the company will work to \u201cmitigate unintended or harmful outcomes and avoid unfair bias,\u201d as well as align the company with \u201cwidely accepted principles of international law and human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, Google\u2019s contracts to provide the U.S. and Israeli militaries with cloud services have <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/04\/18\/google-fires-28-employees-after-sit-in-protest-over-controversial-project-nimbus-contract-with-israe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sparked internal protests from employees<\/a>. The company has maintained that its AI is not used to harm humans; however, the Pentagon\u2019s AI chief recently told TechCrunch that <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/01\/19\/the-pentagon-says-ai-is-speeding-up-its-kill-chain\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some company\u2019s AI models are speeding up the U.S. military\u2019s kill chain.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/02\/04\/google-removes-pledge-to-not-use-ai-for-weapons-from-website\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. 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