Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI for Weapons or Surveillance

Re:Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI for Weapons or Surveill... by Retric on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @05:09PM (#42939670)

Again, you say that as if I am using the products of companies I consider evil.

The fact you assume people are going to do things they believe to be morally reprehensible is troubling to me.

I don’t assume people need to be evil to work at such companies because I don’t assume they notice the same things I do.

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Re:Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI for Weapons or Surveill... by ericmay on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @05:12PM (#42939705)

I was writing about the general case. I apologize if that wasn't clear from the start. I don't know anything about you personally though I'm sure we'd have some great conversations over a glass of wine (or coffee or whatever :) )!

> The fact you assume people are going to do things they believe to be morally reprehensible is troubling to me.

This seems to be very common behavior in my experience. Perhaps the rhetoric doesn't match the true beliefs. I'm not sure.

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Re:Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI for Weapons or Surveill... by Retric on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @05:15PM (#42939747)

Ahh ok, sorry for misunderstanding you.

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Re:Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI for Weapons or Surveill... by ericmay on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @05:16PM (#42939757)

It's my fault. Sometimes I'm not very clear.

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