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Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons

Google employees respond after company drops its promise on AI weapons: 'Are we the baddies?'

After Google scrubbed wording that promised not to use AI for weapons, some staff slammed the decision in the company's internal message board.

UPI News on MSN · 6h

Google drops promise not to use AI for weapons

Google has removed its pledge not to use artificial intelligence for weapons development and surveillance, but its executive said will base AI threats on its continued research.

The Washington Post · 1d

Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

Google changed its public AI policies to remove assertions that it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.

Google ends hiring targets for DEI

Engadget on MSN · 1h

Google is reportedly changing course on its diversity initiatives, too

Google is changing its tune around efforts to hire employees from historically underrepresented backgrounds, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The company reportedly announced that it would "no longer set hiring targets to improve representation in its workforce.

Reuters · 2h

Google scraps diversity-based hiring targets

Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S. businesses scaling back diversity initiatives.

Forbes · 2h

War On DEI: Google Ends Diversity Hiring Goals

Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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Google makes Gemini 'thinking' model available on the app and launches Gemini 2.0 Pro

The Google Gemini app now includes a reasoning model that shows its "thought process." On Wednesday, the tech giant announced the availability of Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental on Gemini's desktop and mobile versions.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

China Launches an Antitrust Probe Into Google. Here's What It Means

The Chinese government’s move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and entangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s

ABC · 1d

China says it will investigate Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws

China says it will investigate Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws.

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Google will end a core DEI program — and evaluate others, company says

The change comes after President Trump’s sweeping executive orders and a broader anti-DEI pullback at other big companies ...

Google Unwinds Employee Diversity Goals, Citing Trump’s D.E.I. Orders

The Silicon Valley giant also said it was reviewing other diversity programs and initiatives and would update them if they ...

Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025

Google Search is in the midst of a "journey" around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company's earnings call on ...

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Google’s Updated AI Ethics Guidelines Mark a Dramatic Policy Change About Weapons & Surveillance

Google revises its AI ethics guidelines, ending its ban on weapons and surveillance. The policy shift ignites debate over ...

Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years

Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google's head of quantum told Reuters on ...

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Google deletes policy against using AI for weapons or surveillance

Google has quietly deleted its pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance, a promise that had been in place since 2018.

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Google Parent Alphabet’s Stock Tumbles Amid Worries Whether AI Spending Will Pay Off

Key Takeaways Shares of Google parent Alphabet tumbled Wednesday amid worries about whether the tech giant's spending on AI ...

6 unsettling thoughts Google's former CEO has about artificial intelligence

Neither the public or the tech giants pushing artificial intelligence understand its long-term implications, warns former ...

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