In its place, the company has written that “democracies” should lead in AI development and companies should work together with governments “to create AI that protects people, promotes global growth, and supports national security.” This could mean that the provider of the world’s largest search engine–the tool most people use to uncover the best apple pie recipes and to find out what time their favorite coffee shop closes–could be in the business of creating AI-based weapons systems and leveraging its considerable computing power for surveillance.
Of course, this “AI” won’t exactly be a Gemini-powered suicide drone or facial recognition tool. By supporting Google or utilizing Gemini, we would just help them develop these tools. Whether that means monetary support or AI training data…
We urge Google, and all of the companies that will follow in its wake, to reverse course. In the meantime, users will have to decide who deserves their business. As the company’s most successful product, its search engine, is faltering, that decision gets easier and easier.
its search engine, is faltering, that decision gets easier and easier.
that decision gets easier and easier.
Sidenote I recently went back to Duck Duck Go and after live 4 previous attempts over the last five years and I’m happy to say I have only used Google image search twice in last month in pure desperation to find stuff. …I really think this is it!
Yeah honestly How do people put up with this?
My sister sends me a Viber, I never respond to it outside of work
Tells her to use Signal previously:
>no even though she uses it for work, she wants it to be purely for work smh, Even though there’s molly, the simplest solution to have 2 at once, sigh
And then you have people who put up with Google and Microsoft.
Like recently my work got the copilot MS365 office . Ironically to fail on me upon trying to describe that it can take action, Lmfao.
Not to mention Windows 11
oh and don’t get me started on Netflix.
I am slowly trying to pile up reasons for people to use Signal (even if it means getting them to use Beeper) and the company I work with my uncle has the unique opportunity to switch to Proton, Only to try and dismiss my requests under the “Off-topic” umbrella and stuff like that.
A bit off-topic here, but your post reveals a good deal of private information about yourself (who you work with, what they approve of and not, etc.)
I feel exactly what you said, but try to a bit more discreet with your posts next time, some information is best kept private. It’s not too explicit, but it’s still a better habit to keep silent on it entirely.
Privacy isn’t a demand to reduce the amount of information you give, it’s a personal choice based on how much information you are willing to give away. Some people prefer complete anonymity or require it, others just don’t want companies like Google using their data for AI purposes. It’s fine to reveal bits of your personal life if you want to and understand the risks (and breaks no laws or rules of the forum, but that goes under risks).
…I really think this is it!
. Ironically to fail on me upon trying to describe that it can take action, Lmfao.