Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance
- Posted on February 4, 2025
- By Wired
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Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance
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Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.