Google Drops Pledge to Not Develop AI Weapons & ChatGPT Joins the Dating Scene

About this episode

The episode discusses Google's abandonment of its AI weapons pledge and China's use of AI in military hospitals.

We dive into the latest news around AI, surveillance, and control. First up, Google quietly ditches its pledge to avoid developing AI for weapons and surveillance — what does this mean for the future of Big Tech and military partnerships? Then, we break down China’s deployment of its AI system, DeepSeek, in military hospitals and […]

People in this episode

Hosts: Zach Varnell, Elizabeth Melton

Topics covered

• AI
• surveillance
• military
• Big Tech
• China
• technology

Keywords

• Google
• AI weapons
• surveillance
• DeepSeek
• China
• military hospitals
• Big Tech

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, DeepSeek

Places: China

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