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June 7, 2018 08:20 pm GMT

Google promises it won't use AI to 'cause overall harm,' after employee rebellion

Google is attempting to apply its "don't be evil" ethos to artificial intelligence.

Today, CEO Sundar Pichai published a lengthy set of "AI Principles" in which he promises the company won't use AI to "cause overall harm" or create weapons.

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Meant to address growing employee concerns about how the company approaches AI, the document includes "seven principles to guide our work going forward," as well as  four "AI applications we will not pursue."

The latter group includes:

The move comes less than a week after the company announced that it planned to sever ties with the Pentagon, after a contract with the Department of Defense sparked internal protests at the company over something called Project Maven. Employees were concerned that the company, once known for its slogan "don't be evil," was using its AI capabilities to help improve U.S. military drones.  Read more...

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