Why did Google drop pledge to use AI tech for weapons?

Google’s parent company Alphabet has removed its commitment to avoiding artificial intelligence (AI) applications for weapons and surveillance from its ethical guidelines. The tech behemoth stressed the importance of collaboration between businesses and democratic governments to develop AI that “protects people, promotes global growth, and supports national security.” The revised guidelines were announced in a blog post by British tech boss, Google Deepmind’s chief executive, Demis Hassabis, and senior vice president James Manyika. They said that the firm will no longer include a pledge to avoid AI use that could “cause or are likely to cause overall harm”. Read more of the story here 👇 https://www.cityam.com/google-parent-firm-alphabet-drops-pledge-on-using-ai-tech-for-weapons-and-surveillance/ Get more of City AM 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cityam Produced by: Saskia Koopman, Emmanuel Nwosu, Joseph Curay Teneda, Scarlett Wild