{"id":660150,"date":"2025-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/02\/06\/are-silicon-valley-tech-giants-showing-their-true-technofascist-colors\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:00:00","slug":"are-silicon-valley-tech-giants-showing-their-true-technofascist-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/02\/06\/are-silicon-valley-tech-giants-showing-their-true-technofascist-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Silicon Valley tech giants showing their true technofascist colors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Silicon Valley\u2019s techno-authoritarian shift has been a long time coming.<\/strong> This week, Google quietly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/google-responsible-ai-principles\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">removed its ban<\/a> on AI usage for weapons and surveillance in a policy update. This reversal comes years after the tech giant\u2019s 2018 pledge to prohibit nefarious applications of the then-budding technology, which was originally prompted by internal pushback over the company\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/amid-pressure-from-employees-google-drops-pentagons-project-maven-account?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">involvement in a US military drone program<\/a>. That very same year, Google also removed its longtime unofficial motto \u201c <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-dont-be-evil-from-1826153393\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Don\u2019t be evil<\/a> \u201d from its code of conduct.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The tea:<\/strong> The revision was disclosed through a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/ai\/ai-principles\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">brief note<\/a> at the top of Google\u2019s AI principles page. Key removals include previous commitments against developing \u201ctechnologies that cause or are likely to cause overall harm\u201d like weapons or other technology with the primary purpose to \u201ccause or directly facilitate injury to people.\u201d Also stripped were pledges regarding surveillance technology that violates international codes and human rights. Instead, Google\u2019s new principles include language that emphasizes oversight, due diligence, and alignment with international law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This policy shift raises questions about Google\u2019s involvement in Project Nimbus, a cloud <\/strong><strong>contract with Israel that benefits the occupying state\u2019s military operations.<\/strong> Google had previously expressed concerns that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/4\/23\/what-is-project-nimbus-and-why-are-google-workers-protesting-israel-deal\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the project<\/a> would enable <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/03\/technology\/google-israel-contract-project-nimbus.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">human rights violations<\/a>. But that was before they got the job. When questioned, Google maintained that the agreement was \u201cnot directed at highly sensitive, classified, or military workloads relevant to weapons or intelligence services.\u201d But their change in nomenclature says otherwise, speaking to an intention \u2014 if not already acted upon \u2014 to permit their technology\u2019s use for those purposes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Broader industry context:<\/strong> Silicon Valley\u2019s tech leaders \u2014 most notably alt-right internet troll Elon Musk \u2014 have had a growing political influence on US President Donald Trump, stirring concern over their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/8a27ce40-e28c-4eb0-a836-94b26f5ff8fd\/tech-titans-tighten-grip-on-trump%25e2%2580%2599s-second-term\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ability to shape federal policies<\/a> for their own benefit. International media has extensively reported the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2024\/03\/facebook-meta-silicon-valley-politics\/677168\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ready embrace of technofascism<\/a> by Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sergey Brin, even mapping the trajectory of their companies prioritizing scale, control, and power over democratic values and public accountability with the announcement of Trump\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Was the mask ever really on?<\/strong> This pattern extends back to Facebook\u2019s earliest days, with critics pointing to Zuckerberg\u2019s approach to user privacy and the platform\u2019s role in disinformation campaigns and geopolitical tensions. Similar concerns surround other tech giants like Google, famous for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d58fb75e-44a5-49c6-92a6-ded14710e9bd\/i%25e2%2580%2599m-not-a-robot:-the-click-that-costs-your-privacy\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">covert data aggregation and privacy violations<\/a>, Microsoft, which <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classaction.org\/blog\/microsoft-edge-secretly-tracks-users-internet-browsing-activity-without-consent-class-action-alleges\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">tracked<\/a> Edge users\u2019 browsing activity without consent, and their partners OpenAI, whose aggressive AI development has not only neglected its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/df03c3c4-00d6-464d-964c-9388eecda636\/are-we-relying-too-much-on-ai%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sociological<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/the-green-dilemma-can-ai-fulfil-its-potential-without-harming-the-environment\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">environmental<\/a> impact, but actively campaigns for their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/tech\/the-problem-with-sam-altman-suggesting-to-change-the-social-contract\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">reconstruction<\/a> to make way for AI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Google\u2019s retreat from its AI ethical principles represents more than a single policy <\/strong><strong>change <\/strong>\u2014 it marks another milestone in Silicon Valley\u2019s transformation from an idealistic innovation hub to a center of unprecedented technological and political power. As these companies continue to shape global society through AI, social media, and cloud computing, their willingness to dismantle their own ethical guardrails and extending their influence over military operations, surveillance systems, and information flow suggests a troubling convergence of corporate and authoritarian power that earlier tech pioneers like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d8832be9-b065-43fb-bc02-f604a25ef554\/dogman:-another-unusual-luc-besson-film-to-add-to-his-oeuvre--%2B-trek-out-to-obour-for-alrukn-alyamani%25e2%2580%2599s-yemeni-delights#:~:text=%F0%9F%93%9A%20FROM%20THE%20BOOKSTORE%2D\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Weiser<\/a> once sought to prevent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>History repeats itself: <\/strong>These developments echo early 20th century movements like technocracy and futurism, which in some cases aligned with fascist ideologies, particularly in Italy under Filippo Marinetti, who <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2025\/jan\/09\/marinetti-the-futurist-mussolini-sidekick-who-outdid-elon-musk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> describes as having \u201ca joy in technological innovation [and] illiberal politics,\u201d who some now call the Musk of yore. The Atlantic\u2019s Adrienne LaFrance has drawn connections between these historical movements and contemporary figures like venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, whose <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/a16z.com\/the-techno-optimist-manifesto\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Techno-Optimist Manifesto<\/a> advocates (and glorifies) accelerationist technological advancement while downplaying the ethical concerns around it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google's recent update of its AI principles page stirs criticism on the true political nature of Silicon Valley 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