Do be evil: Google now OK with AI for weapons and surveillance — for ‘freedom, equality, and human rights’

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/05/do-be-evil-google-now-ok-with-ai-for-weapons-and-surveillance-for-freedom-equality-and-respect-for-human-rights/

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Gloria@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y

Don't be evil 2015

Say no to AI weapon 2025

Respect Human rights 2035

Do not enslave all humans 2045

Pay fair prices for at least half off all organs 2055

Do not Mass rape and Mass murder 2065

swlabr@awful.systems · 11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

“The real evil would be to let a MORE evil company design, build, and profit from this”

-argument I’ve heard from many googlers on why google specifically should be the one to create the orphan crushing machine

froztbyte@awful.systems · 4 pts · 1y

yeah, it's a common refrain. has a very simple rebuttal too

mii@awful.systems · 10 pts · 1y

Making AI helpful for everyone

Where "helpful" means profitable and "everyone" means their shareholders.

sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems · 6 pts · 1y

Also Google is no longer woke, so not too much equality: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-scraps-diversity-hiring-goals-002553150.html

Mission accomplished or whatever I guess.

dashdsrdash@awful.systems · 4 pts · 1y

Boo. Hiss.

droporain@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 1y
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zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 1y

For whatever makes money