Source: Google signed a deal allowing the US DOD to use Google's AI for "any lawful government purpose"; Google says the agreement amends an existing contract (Erin Woo/The Information)
Google signed an expanded agreement with the Pentagon allowing DoD use of its AI for any lawful government purpose, amending an existing contract, amid internal employee opposition.
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<p><a href="http://www.techmeme.com/260428/p4#a260428p4" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Erin Woo / <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/">The Information</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-signs-classified-ai-deal-pentagon-amid-employee-opposition">Source: Google signed a deal allowing the US DOD to use Google's AI for “any lawful government purpose”; Google says the agreement amends an existing contract</a></b></span> — Google and the Department of Defense signed a deal allowing the Pentagon to use Google's AI models on classified work … </p>
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