Google's main goal is to make money. Some of their employees didn't like this and make a fuss about it, then people noticed and felt the same way. Google notice

Google's main goal is to make money. Some of their employees didn't like this and make a fuss about it, then people noticed and felt the same way. Google noticed that people were upset with what they were doing, and they know that negative public perception can mean making less money, so they stopped. How is that mental gymnastics? And if Google doesn't exist to make money, why did they get into the military AI business in the first place?