Google owner Alphabet drops promise over 'harmful' AI uses

Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, is no longer promising that it will never use artificial intelligence (AI) for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools.The firm has rewritten the principles guiding its use of AI, dropping a section which ruled out uses that were "likely to cause harm".In a blog post Google senior vice president James Manyika, and Demis Hassabis, who…