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Google and the Pentagon sign classified deal to give the Department of Defense unfettered access to its AI models
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Google has signed a deal that allows the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose.
Key facts
- More than 560 Google employees have signed an open letter urging CEO Sundar Pichai to reject the US government's use of the company's AI technology for classified military operations. pic.twitter
- To that end, nearly 600 Google employees penned an open letter to CEO Sundar Pichai to urge the company against making this kind of deal with the Pentagon
- Google will join OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI in this endeavor, as they both have made classified AI deals with the US government
- Google has signed a deal that allows the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose
Summary
An anonymous source within the company has suggested that the two entities have agreed that the search giant's AI tech shouldn't be used for domestic mass surveillance or autonomous weapons "without appropriate human oversight and control. “We believe that providing API access to our commercial models, including on Google infrastructure, with industry-standard practices and terms, represents a responsible approach to supporting national security,” a Google spokesperson told Reuters. More than 560 Google employees have signed an open letter urging CEO Sundar Pichai to reject the US government's use of the company's AI technology for classified military operations. pic.twitter.com/GLyzlA1Dfd. — Yahoo Finance April 27, 2026.