Google published principles 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.

Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, is no longer promising that it will never use artificial intelligence (AI) for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools. The firm has rewritten the principles guiding its use of AI, dropping a section which ruled out uses that were "likely to cause harm".

Google has changed its mind on building military AI. The change appears in the tech giant’sResponsible AI Progress Report for 2024, releasedTuesday, with updated AI Principles t