In Brief Posted: 1:05 PM PST · February 4, 2025 Image Credits:Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg / Getty Images Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. The company appears to have updated its public AI principles page, erasing a section titled “applications we will not pursue,” which was still included as recently as last week. Asked for comment, the company pointed TechCrunch to a new blog post on “respons...