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From "Don't Be Evil" To Drone King: Eric Schmidt's Interceptors Deployed With U.S. Troops
From "Don't Be Evil" To Drone King: Eric Schmidt's Interceptors Deployed With U.S. Troops
Google's old motto, "Don't be evil," was retired for very good reasons eight years ago.
On Friday, Google joined the growing list of tech firms preparing to deploy AI tools for national security work at the Department of War.
But this note is not about Google. It is about Eric Schmidt's ventures in the drone warfare space, accelerated by the wars across Eurasia.
Recall that earlier this year, Schmidt reportedly visited Kyiv to accelerate his drone-startup ventures, using Ukraine...
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