Google and Pentagon reportedly agree on deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI

Source: The Verge

Google signs classified Pentagon AI deal

Google has signed a classified deal that allows the U.S. Department of Defense to use its AI models for “any lawful government purpose,” according to The Information. The agreement was reported less than a day after Google employees urged CEO Sundar Pichai to block the Pentagon from using its AI, citing concerns that it could be employed in “inhumane or extremely harmful ways.”

If confirmed, the deal would place Google alongside OpenAI and xAI, which have also entered classified AI agreements with the U.S. government. Anthropic was previously on that list until it was blacklisted by the Pentagon for refusing the Department of Defense’s demands to remove certain capabilities.

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