Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Friday, June 8th, 2018. Today, Google lays out ethical principles for AI development.

Facebook has another privacy issue again.

Why the next generation of gaming consoles might be the last.

Yahoo Messenger logs off, and as always, the weekend long reads suggestions.

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. This sort of got lost last week because the news

kind of broke over the weekend but do you remember that Project Raven AI

program that Google had with the Pentagon that used artificial intelligence systems developed by Google to analyze video from drone footage?

It was hugely controversial inside of Google.

Several people resigned in protest, and 4,000 people inside Google signed a petition asking

management to terminate the deal, which was worth as much as $250 million a year.

And last weekend, word came out that the internal pressure worked.

Google Management said they would not renew the contract after its

own completion next year. And today, Google has released what amounts to its own version of Asimov's

Three Laws of robotics. In a blog post,

Alphabet's CEO Sundar Pichai, released seven principles for AI use and said

that in accordance with these principles, the company will refuse to use AI in cases that cause,

quote, overall harm harm like weapons or surveillance.

Here are what Pacai is calling Google's objectives for AI applications.

Number one be socially beneficial. Number two, avoid creating or

reinforcing unfair bias. Number three, be built and tested for safety. Number four, be accountable to people.

Number five, incorporate privacy design principles.

Number six, uphold high standards of scientific excellence.

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