Google’s AI Goes Classified – and 600 Employees Are Pushing Back
The Pentagon deal, the moveable guardrails, and the question no one wants to answer.Description:Google has signed an agreement with the US Pentagon to make its AI models available on classified networks for any lawful government purpose. The contract is part of a 2025 wave of deals worth up to $200 million each, signed with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google.The deal contains a critical clause: Google must help adjust its AI safety filters at the government’s request. Protections against mass surveillance and autonomous weapons exist in the contract language – but Google has no right to veto…
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