oatmeal<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> / Workers at Google DeepMind Push Company to Drop Military Contracts</p><p>Nearly 200 Google <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepMind</span></a> employees have urged the company to terminate military contracts, particularly with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>, citing ethical concerns about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> technology potentially facilitating war crimes in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>. </p><p>The employees argue that such contracts violate Google's stated AI principles, which prohibit aiding in harm or surveillance. </p><p>Despite these concerns, Google maintains that its contracts, like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectNimbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectNimbus</span></a> with Israel, do not involve military applications.</p><p><a href="https://time.com/7013685/google-ai-deepmind-military-contracts-israel/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/7013685/google-ai-dee</span><span class="invisible">pmind-military-contracts-israel/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelWarCrimes</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelOccupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelOccupation</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DropProjectNimbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DropProjectNimbus</span></a></p>