lethal
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In a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai, those workers said they wanted to avoid AI being used “in inhumane or extremely harmful ways,” such as for lethal weapons or mass surveillance.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
Inmates have challenged the use of lethal injections in the past on the grounds they may violate Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“Individuals who lived, fed, groomed and patrolled together for years became targets of lethal attacks on the basis of their new group membership,” the authors reported recently in the journal Science.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
In company news, Japanese arms firms enjoyed healthy buying after Tokyo said on Tuesday it would ease decades-old export rules, paving the way for the sale of lethal weapons overseas.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
“Some of the most lethal creatures on earth are invertebrates.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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