Google workers urge CEO to reject classified AI work with Pentagon
The workers said classified military work would reduce oversight and could expose Google to harmful uses of its AI systems.
- On Monday, more than 600 Google employees signed a letter urging Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to refuse to make company artificial intelligence tools available for classified Pentagon military operations.
- Following a 2018 protest against Project Maven, Google recently removed anti-weaponization pledges from its AI principles while negotiating classified access for "all lawful uses."
- Sofia Liguori, an AI research engineer at Google DeepMind, argued the company cannot monitor how tools are used on "air-gapped" classified systems, risking use in "inhumane or extremely harmful ways."
- Organizers warned that approving classified work would cause "irreparable damage to Google's reputation, business, and role in the world," promising to continue organizing until the company establishes clear, enforceable lines.
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