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Engadget on MSN · 1d

Google now thinks it's OK to use AI for weapons and surveillance

Google has made one of the most substantive changes to its AI principles since first publishing them in 2018. In a change spotted by The Washington Post, the search giant edited the document to remove pledges it had made promising it would not "design or deploy" AI tools for use in weapons or surveillance technology.

The Washington Post · 1d

Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

Google changed its public AI policies to remove assertions that it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.

Concern over Google ending ban on AI weapons

Human Rights Watch has criticised the decision, telling the BBC that AI can "complicate accountability" for battlefield decisions that "may have life or death consequences." In a blog post Google defended the change,

Google Has Officially Launched Gemini 2.0

Mashable on MSN · 15h

Google makes Gemini 'thinking' model available on the app and launches Gemini 2.0 Pro

Announced in December, 2.0 Flash Thinking rivals OpenAI's o1 and o3-mini reasoning models in that it's capable of working through more complex problems and showing how it reasons through them. Previously, it debuted in AI Studio but now has broad availability in experimental mode as a dropdown option in the Gemini app.

CNET on MSN · 11h

Google Has Officially Launched Gemini 2.0 for Everyone

The flood of AI news from Google comes in the wake of the launch of DeepSeek, the breakthrough Chinese AI tool that's been making headlines.

Any Google Gemini User Can Now Try Version 2.0

Plus, developers and subscribers can try Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental. A lighter, cheaper model, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, hit public preview.

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Google scraps diverse hiring targets following Trump's crusade against DEI

Google has become the latest big tech company to scrap diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the wake of ...

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Google now lets you customize its Android home screen widget with your choice of shortcuts

After uncovering Google's work towards offering a series of new shortcuts for its home screen widget last year, the changes ...

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Google Warns All Android Users—Your Phone Is Now At Risk

Google has just released February’s Android security update, and this one comes with a zero-day sting in the tail. “There are ...

15hon MSN

Google makes major (and unexpected) change to its 'AI Principles'

Google has updated its AI principles, and the changes suggest it could now provide AI tech for weapons and surveillance.

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Google Gemini 2.0 is now free for users — here’s how to access it now

The Gemini 2.0 Flash model is also now generally available through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI. This ...

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