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Google employees respond after company drops its promise on AI weapons: 'Are we the baddies?'

After Google scrubbed wording that promised not to use AI for weapons, some staffers slammed the decision in the company's internal message board.

New York Post on MSN · 14h

Google retracts promise not to use AI for weapons or surveillance — prompting employee backlash: ‘Are we the baddies?’

The company’s historical reluctance to engage in military AI projects stems from employee-led protests in 2018, when workers successfully pressured Google to abandon a Pentagon contract known as “Project Maven,” which aimed to enhance drone surveillance capabilities using AI.

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Google drops promise not to use AI for weapons

Google has removed its pledge not to use artificial intelligence for weapons development and surveillance, but its executive said will base AI threats on its continued research.

Google scraps diversity hiring goals

USA TODAY on MSN · 22h

Once a DEI leader, Google is retreating from diversity initiatives. Here's why.

Google said it was reviewing President Trump’s executive orders aimed at reversing DEI in the federal government and among federal contractors.

Reuters · 18h

Google scraps diversity-based hiring targets

Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S. businesses scaling back diversity initiatives.

Forbes · 20h

Google Ends Diversity Hiring Goals—Here Are All The Companies Rolling Back DEI

Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Google brings 2nd-gen AI models to Gemini mobile app

Yahoo · 1d

Google brings second-gen AI models to the Gemini mobile app

The latest Gemini 2.0 Flash model can interact with other Google apps and comes with reasoning chops, while the Gemini 2.0 Pro model excels at math and coding.

TechCrunch on MSN · 1d

Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini

Google launched its much-anticipated new flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, on Wednesday. The announcement was part of a series of other AI model releases. The company is also making its “reasoning’ model,

PC World on MSN · 17h

Google’s Gemini rolls out ‘world’s best’ AI model, free of charge

Google has now given its Gemini app access to a new AI model called Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental. According to the announcement blog post, the company says this model is currently “ranked as the world’s best model” and is available at no cost.

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Google becomes latest company to follow Trump’s anti-DEI push

Google is following the Trump administration’s lead on purging diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, cutting mentions of ...

Google will end a core DEI program and evaluate others, company says

The change comes after President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and a broader anti-DEI pullback at other big ...

Google CEO downplays DeepSeek threat as the company plans to spend $75 billion on AI this year

Google CEO Sundar Pichai tried to allay concerns about DeepSeek, boasting that Google's own AI models were comparable.

Human Rights Watch16h

Google Announces Willingness to Develop AI for Weapons

Google, a company that once went by the motto “don’t be evil,” appears to be changing tack. The tech giant on Tuesday ...

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Google Is About to Cut Employees Again, and It Just Did the 1 Thing Every Company Should Do

Google will offer severance to employees who voluntarily choose to leave its platforms and devices group. In January of 2023 ...

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Google’s AI-generated Super Bowl cheese ad has some holes

Google’s Super Bowl ad features a Wisconsin cheesemaker who uses Google’s Gemini AI tool to write cheese descriptions.

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