Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

Why on earth would a for profit company refuse a potential line of profit?

They already dumped "do no evil" many years ago and they are now all in on fuck the poor and fuck the rest: I'm making profits and all is fine.

Google makes money and they don't appear to care how - its all about the money.

This is the case for boycotts, so a for-profit company loses when they make immoral decisions that destroy the brand and impact the bottom line.