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> Weapons or other technologies whose principal purpose or implementation is to cause or directly facilitate injury to people. > We want to be clear that while

> Weapons or other technologies whose principal purpose or implementation is to cause or directly facilitate injury to people. > We want to be clear that while we are not developing AI for use in weapons, we will continue our work with governments and the military in many other areas. These include cybersecurity, training, military recruitment, veterans’ healthcare, and search and rescue. I wonder if this is an official response to the people at Google[1] who were protesting[2] against Project Maven. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/google-letter-ceo-pentagon-project.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/google-letter-... [2] https://static01.nyt.com/files/2018/technology/googleletter.pdf https://static01.nyt.com/files/2018/technology/googleletter....

glitchc 8y ago
I concur. This post seems to be specifically targeting the negative perception the resignations were generating.
- ryanobjc 8y ago
  Is there any room in your cynicism for any other view? For example, maybe Google leadership did hear the complaints, then realized what was happening and what could happen, and decided that something needed to be done to create and uphold values. I don't approve of defensive cynicism, I don't believe it makes a better world. In fact, I think that defensive cynicism is the reason why the world sucks. Let me guess, you don't vote because "all politicians are liars"? How's that working out for you?
  - yarrel 8y ago
    > For example, maybe Google leadership did hear the complaints, then realized what was happening and what could happen, and decided that something needed to be done to create and uphold values. I don't find the idea of Google's leadership being as out of touch and out of control as that would require to be more comforting than the idea that they are responsive to bad PR. > Let me guess, you don't vote because "all politicians are liars"? How's that working out for you? Let me guess, you vote for the candidate with the worst track record to prove that you aren't cynical about them. How's that working out for you and Mr. Trump?
  - glitchc 8y ago
    Sorry for your pain. I understand this realistic approach bothers you a bit. As it happens, I expect decency from individuals, not corporations. My skepticism is justified in Google's post, since at the end of all the words, absolutely nothing was changed. If Google were truly listening, they would stop working on the project immediately. Therefore, rather than outright contrition, this post reads more like "Sorry, not sorry." Politicians follow Hotelling's Law. It doesn't actually matter who you vote for as long as you vote. The only thing that changes is the flavour, and that's a matter of personal preference.

glitchc 8y ago

I concur. This post seems to be specifically targeting the negative perception the resignations were generating.

ryanobjc 8y ago
Is there any room in your cynicism for any other view? For example, maybe Google leadership did hear the complaints, then realized what was happening and what could happen, and decided that something needed to be done to create and uphold values. I don't approve of defensive cynicism, I don't believe it makes a better world. In fact, I think that defensive cynicism is the reason why the world sucks. Let me guess, you don't vote because "all politicians are liars"? How's that working out for you?
- yarrel 8y ago
  > For example, maybe Google leadership did hear the complaints, then realized what was happening and what could happen, and decided that something needed to be done to create and uphold values. I don't find the idea of Google's leadership being as out of touch and out of control as that would require to be more comforting than the idea that they are responsive to bad PR. > Let me guess, you don't vote because "all politicians are liars"? How's that working out for you? Let me guess, you vote for the candidate with the worst track record to prove that you aren't cynical about them. How's that working out for you and Mr. Trump?
- glitchc 8y ago
  Sorry for your pain. I understand this realistic approach bothers you a bit. As it happens, I expect decency from individuals, not corporations. My skepticism is justified in Google's post, since at the end of all the words, absolutely nothing was changed. If Google were truly listening, they would stop working on the project immediately. Therefore, rather than outright contrition, this post reads more like "Sorry, not sorry." Politicians follow Hotelling's Law. It doesn't actually matter who you vote for as long as you vote. The only thing that changes is the flavour, and that's a matter of personal preference.