Google Executives Tell Employees it can Compete for Pentagon Contracts Without Violating its Principles
“Google executives told employees last week in a companywide meeting that it is interested in a Pentagon contract for cloud computing and that working for the military would not necessarily conflict with principles created by the company for how its artificial intelligence technology would be used,” reports Kate Conger in The New York Times.
“Google is pursuing the contract three years after an employee revolt forced the company to abandon work on a Pentagon program that used artificial intelligence and to establish new guidelines against using A.I. for weapons or surveillance. The pursuit potentially sets up another clash between company leaders and employees.”
