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Google signed the Pentagon’s classified AI deal and walked away from its drone swarm contest on the same day. The line it drew is not the one its employees asked for.
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Google has signed a classified agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense that permits the Pentagon to use the company’s artificial-intelligence models for “any lawful government purpose,” amending an existing contract between the two parties. The deal grants the Defense Department unrestricted access to Google’s AI technology under the terms of the new arrangement.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·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)
- The Next Web·Google signs classified AI deal with the Pentagon for ‘any lawful government purpose’
- The Verge·Google and Pentagon reportedly agree deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI
- Engadget·Google and the Pentagon sign classified deal to give the Department of Defense unfettered access to its AI models
- The Next Web·Google signed the Pentagon’s classified AI deal and walked away from its drone swarm contest on the same day. The line it drew is not the one its employees asked for.
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