Summary
Google has revised its AI Principles, removing commitments not to pursue weapons, surveillance systems, or technologies that undermine human rights.
The company cites the widespread use of AI, evolving standards, and geopolitical battles over AI as reasons for the overhaul.
The revision follows a broader corporate shift since Trump’s return to office, though Google claims the update was long planned.
Tech unions now
Ok, now be evil.
TBF, they got rid of that slogan a long time ago
You don’t amend this months, weeks, or even days before you’re fully capable of following through on it. You amend it when you’re already doing it.
The company cites the widespread use of AI, evolving standards, and geopolitical battles over AI as reasons for the overhaul.
- Widespread Use of AI: Few people are asking for it. It’s the tech companies shoving it into every goddamned thing and force-feeding it to the public.
- Evolving Standards: Racing toward the bottom.
- Geopolitical battles over AI: If we don’t build the orphan crushing machine and profit from it, someone else will.
“There was a ban?” - Israel probably
I wonder how many employees at Google have started looking for other jobs? I know I would be after a choice like this.
Unfortunately it’s hard to find anything that pays nearly as much and has the same benefits, especially in the current job market. Also for a lot of people, staying with Google is the only way to realistically escape to a country where they aren’t the victims of political persecution at the hands of the American Nazi Party.
That said, there are definitely many who have left because of shit like this
