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600+ Google Employees Including DeepMind Researchers Petition Pichai to Refuse Classified Military AI Work
More than 600 Google employees — including 18+ senior staff (principals, directors, VPs) and DeepMind researchers — signed an open letter demanding CEO Sundar Pichai refuse to allow Google's AI for classified Pentagon work. The letter reveals Google is actively negotiating with the DOD over Gemini model use in classified settings: Google proposed language barring autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, but the Pentagon pushed for broader 'all lawful uses' wording. This directly follows Anthropic's removal from a Pentagon contract for requesting similar restrictions, with employees explicitly stating they 'do not want to fill the gap left by Anthropic.'
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