Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI for Weapons or Surveillance

Re:Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI for Weapons or Surveill... by reissbaker on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:50PM (#42943062)

"Russia hasn't tried to invade the EU" is quite weasel-word-y. They certainly have invaded countries in Europe, specifically Ukraine; the only reason they didn't invade countries in the European Union itself is that would trigger a war that they would face massive casualties from and inevitably lose, in part due to NATO alliances.

Military power is what has kept the EU safe, and countries without strong enough military power — such as Ukraine, which naively gave up its nuclear arsenal in the 90s in exchange for Russian promises to not invade — are repeatedly battered by the power-hungry.

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Re:Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI for Weapons or Surveill... by 4gotunameagain on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @04:43PM (#42955624)

While framing Ukraine as a European country is not weasel-word-y ?

Would you say that the chances / motives / possibilities to invade Ukraine is remotely comparable with any other European country ?

And no, Turkey for example is not a European country.

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Re:Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI for Weapons or Surveill... by _Tev on Saturday February 08, 2025 @03:43PM (#42986016)

I have not seen anyone else claim that Ukraine is not an European country.

As for chance / motive to invade other European countries - for some reason Baltic states feel very threatened by Russia. Try to understand their reasons why.

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