Google employees are reportedly up in arms over management’s decision to walk back a promise not to use artificial intelligence technology to develop weaponry and surveillance tools. The search giant’s decision to revise its AI ethical guidelines,

Google has updated its ethical policies on artificial intelligence, eliminating a pledge to not use AI technology for weapons development and surveillance. According to a now-archived version of

After Google scrubbed wording that promised not to use AI for weapons, some staffers slammed the decision in the company's internal message board.