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Former Google Exec Says He Was Forced Out for Opposing Company's Pivot to Evil

A onetime top Google executive, former head of international relations Ross LaJeunesse, is now publicly alleging…

Tom McKay

PublishedJanuary 2, 2020

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Facebook Board Member Peter Thiel Calls Google 'Treasonous' and Says CIA Should Investigate

Billionaire Peter Thiel has called for a federal investigation into Google’s refusal to work with the U.S. military…

Matt Novak

PublishedJuly 15, 2019

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Top U.S. General Plans to Meet With Google Execs to Scold Them for Doing Business in China

The relationship between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon is one of the most high-stakes, high-tension, and…

Patrick Howell O'Neill

PublishedMarch 22, 2019

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Gig Workers Unknowingly Helped Google and the Pentagon Build AI for Drones: Report

The future of artificial intelligence and war sounds dizzyingly high-tech, but that’s not always the case.

Patrick Howell O'Neill

PublishedFebruary 4, 2019

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Google, Allegedly: Snitches Get Stitches

After a year of protests by its own staff against its work with the military, alleged plans to build a censored…

Tom McKay

PublishedDecember 8, 2018

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Google Pledges $25 Million for 'Good' AI, Totally Isn't Trying to Make You Forget That Military AI Stuff

Google has faced a lot of backlash since Gizmodo revealed in March that the company was helping the United States…

Jennings Brown

PublishedOctober 29, 2018

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Here's the Letter 1,400 Google Workers Sent Leadership in Protest of Censored Search Engine for China

Following similar action against secretive AI drone imaging program for the U.S. military, Project Maven, Googlers…

Bryan Menegus

PublishedAugust 16, 2018

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Scorned US Lawmakers Press Google on Relationship with Huawei

Google faced a bunch of uproar from employees after it was revealed the company was offering its artificial…

AJ Dellinger

PublishedJune 21, 2018

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Microsoft Employees Pressure Leadership to Cancel ICE Contract

Microsoft employees are putting pressure on their management to cancel a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs…

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PublishedJune 19, 2018

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Microsoft Employees Up in Arms Over Cloud Contract With ICE

Tensions are high within Microsoft, as new scrutiny is given to a partnership between the company’s Azure Government…

Bryan Menegus

PublishedJune 18, 2018

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Google Backtracks, Says Its AI Will Not Be Used for Weapons or Surveillance

Google is committing to not using artificial intelligence for weapons or surveillance after employees protested the…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 7, 2018

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Students Pledge to Refuse Job Interviews at Google in Protest of Pentagon Work

Google will not seek to renew its artificial intelligence contract with the Department of Defense after it expires…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 7, 2018

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Google Plans Not to Renew Its Contract for Project Maven, a Controversial Pentagon Drone AI Imaging Program

Google will not seek another contract for its controversial work providing artificial intelligence to the U.S.…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 1, 2018

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The Pentagon's Controversial Drone AI-Imaging Project Extends Beyond Google

Google has pressed forward with its effort to provide artificial intelligence solutions to the Department of…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 21, 2018

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Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract

It’s been nearly three months since many Google employees—and the public—learned about the company’s decision to prov…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 14, 2018

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Tech Workers Ask Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon to Not Pursue Pentagon Contracts

Google employees have spent the past few months pushing back against their company’s involvement in Project Maven, a…

Kate Conger

PublishedApril 19, 2018

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Thousands of Google Employees Protest Company's Involvement in Pentagon AI Drone Program

A Department of Defense partnership has drawn ire from the Google’s employees, and thousands have now signed a…

Bryan Menegus

PublishedApril 4, 2018

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Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones

Google has partnered with the United States Department of Defense to help the agency develop artificial intelligence…

Kate Conger

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PublishedMarch 6, 2018

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Former Google Exec Says He Was Forced Out for Opposing Company's Pivot to Evil

Facebook Board Member Peter Thiel Calls Google 'Treasonous' and Says CIA Should Investigate

Top U.S. General Plans to Meet With Google Execs to Scold Them for Doing Business in China

Gig Workers Unknowingly Helped Google and the Pentagon Build AI for Drones: Report

Google, Allegedly: Snitches Get Stitches

Google Pledges $25 Million for 'Good' AI, Totally Isn't Trying to Make You Forget That Military AI Stuff

Here's the Letter 1,400 Google Workers Sent Leadership in Protest of Censored Search Engine for China

Scorned US Lawmakers Press Google on Relationship with Huawei

Microsoft Employees Pressure Leadership to Cancel ICE Contract

Microsoft Employees Up in Arms Over Cloud Contract With ICE

Google Backtracks, Says Its AI Will Not Be Used for Weapons or Surveillance

Students Pledge to Refuse Job Interviews at Google in Protest of Pentagon Work

Google Plans Not to Renew Its Contract for Project Maven, a Controversial Pentagon Drone AI Imaging Program

The Pentagon's Controversial Drone AI-Imaging Project Extends Beyond Google

Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract

Tech Workers Ask Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon to Not Pursue Pentagon Contracts

Thousands of Google Employees Protest Company's Involvement in Pentagon AI Drone Program

Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones