Hundreds of Google Workers Urge CEO to Refuse Classified AI Work with Pentagon

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Google employees are urging CEO Sundar Pichai to refuse providing AI tools to the Pentagon for classified settings.
An open letter states that Google's AI systems are not appropriate for 'classified workloads'.
Employees fear the AI could be used in 'inhumane or extremely harmful ways', such as lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
They argue that making the 'wrong call' would cause irreparable damage to Google's reputation, business, and global role.
Google is reportedly negotiating a deal with the Defense Department to deploy its AI in classified work.
OpenAI previously made an agreement with the Pentagon with restrictions on domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.

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