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Google employees respond after company drops its promise on AI weapons: 'Are we the baddies?'


After Google scrubbed wording that promised not to use AI for weapons, some staffers slammed the decision in the company's internal message board.

"And we 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." The company abandoned the contract and laid out AI principles that included examples of things it wouldn't pursue, explicitly mentioning weapons and surveillance tools. Google's decision to draw red lines around weaponry has left it out of military deals signed by other tech giants, including Amazon and Microsoft.

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