Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance

New York (CNN) — Google’s updated AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue weapons and surveillance.

In a previous version of the principles seen by CNN on the internet archive Wayback Machine, the company included applications it won’t pursue. One such category was weapons or other technology intended to injure people. Another was technology used to surveil beyond international norms.

That language is gone on the updated policy page.

Since OpenAI…