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Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting

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Google executives gave details on how the tech giant will sunset its diversity initiatives and dropped its pledge against building artificial intelligence for weaponry and surveillance in an all-staff meeting.

It was the first time company executives have addressed the whole staff since Google announced it would no longer follow hiring goals for diversity and took down its pledge not to build militarized AI .

The Israeli military has used AI for a number of military purposes including to help find and identify bombing targets.

Organizers at No Tech for Apartheid said the DEI and AI announcements were deeply related.

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