Google's artificial intelligence is being used by US military drone program, prompting concerns
Google’s artificial intelligence technologies are being used by the U.S. military for one of its drone projects, causing a stir both inside and outside the company.
The pilot project with the Defense Department’s Project Maven, an effort to identify objects in drone footage, has apparently been discussed within the company over the last week when information about it was shared on an internal mailing list, according to Gizmodo.
Sources told the tech news site that employees at Google were outraged the company would offer its expertise to the military for surveillance technology. Some critics said the project raised broader ethical questions about artificial intelligence and its usage.
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