Citing bad publicity and internal dissent, Google announces it won't renew contract to supply AI for US military drones

Only if you assume that they will use it to actually reduce civilian deaths. If they for example use the cost savings of fewer bombs per target to hit more wedding parties with double taps that take out first responders, then no you’ve increased the amount of human suffering. Beyond that the ability to more accurately identify a target only helps if you assume the target should be a target in the first place. It comes down to how much you trust the morality of the military now and in the future.

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