Google Abandons “ keine Schaden ‚, öffnet die Tür zu militärischen Waffen | Verschiebung der KI -Politik sparke Bedenken hinsichtlich potenzieller militärischer Anwendungen

From the article: Google has come a long way since its early days when “Don’t be evil” was its guiding principle. This departure has been duly noted before for various reasons. In its latest departure from its original ethos, the company has quietly removed a key passage from its AI principles that previously committed to avoiding the use of AI in potentially harmful applications, including weapons.

This change, first noticed by Bloomberg, marks a shift from the company’s earlier stance on responsible AI development.

The now-deleted section titled “AI applications we will not pursue” had explicitly stated that Google would refrain from developing technologies “that cause or are likely to cause overall harm,” with weapons being a specific example.

In response to inquiries about the change, Google pointed to a blog post published by James Manyika, a senior vice president at Google, and Demis Hassabis, who leads Google DeepMind.

The post said that democracies should lead AI development, guided by core values such as freedom, equality, and respect for human rights. It also called for collaboration among companies, governments, and organizations sharing these values to create AI that protects people, promotes global growth, and supports national security.

Not realy a surprise, they removed the „do no evil“ part not to long ago after all.

Instead of „Don’t be evil“, perhaps Google ought to lead on this policy change. A pretty catchy strapline could be, „Evil is our business“.