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Evening Standard
Martyn Landi

REVEALED: Google drops pledge on not using ai for weapons | Rare Historical Photos

The firm has updated its AI principles (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Google has removed a pledge from its artificial intelligence (AI) principles that had said the company would not use the technology to develop weapons.

The technology giant has rewritten the principles that guide its development and use of AI – which are published online – but a section pledging not to develop tech “that cause or are likely to cause harm” has now been removed.

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