Google’s latest change to its AI policies signals how Silicon Valley is warming up to the defense industry

• Google updated its ethical AI guidelines in a blog post on Tuesday.
• The post omitted a 2018 statement that Google wouldn’t use AI for weapons or surveillance.
• The announcement follows other Silicon Valley companies seeking to partner with the US on defense tech.

Google updated its ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence in a blog post on Tuesday, removing the company’s previous vows to not use its technology to build weapons or surveillance tools.

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