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Google and Pentagon reportedly agree deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI
Google has agreed to a classified deal allowing the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for 'any lawful government purpose,' positioning the company alongside other major AI vendors in government contracts despite internal employee resistance. While the agreement includes non-binding restrictions on domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has no veto power over how the Pentagon deploys these systems, and must modify AI safety filters at government request. This development signals that major technology vendors will increasingly be embedded in defense and national security operations, creating both competitive and compliance pressures for IT organizations managing AI governance and ethical frameworks.
Google has signed a classified deal that allows the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose," The Information reports. The agreement was reported less than a day after Google employees demanded CEO Sundar Pichai block the Pentagon from using its AI amid concerns that it would be used in "inhumane or extremely harmful ways." If the agreement is confirmed, it would place Google alongside OpenAI and xAI, which have also made classified AI deals with the US government. Anthropic was also among that list until it was blacklisted by the Pentagon for refusing the Department of Defense's demands to remove we … Read the full story at The Verge.