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Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 6 months ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.zip

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/25619600

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[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 32 points 6 months ago

Seems that Google's pledges are about as valuable as their claims of continued service for their products

[–] jonesy@aussie.zone 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How long until individuals start getting listed on https://killedbygoogle.com/

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This says Chromecast was killed in 2024 but I'm still using one. Does this mean I won't get updates?

[–] jonesy@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago

I don't know, man, I was just making a dumb joke. The article is here: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214471/google-chromecast-line-discontinued

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 6 months ago

~~Don't~~ Be Evil.

[–] qwestjest78@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

Lol Skynet is coming

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Looks like I'll be unplugging my Nest cameras and looking into self-hosted alternatives sooner than I planned.