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That's the trouble with saying your company has principles.

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Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/28/googles-military-ai-deals-get-deepmind-uk-staff-to-start-unionising/

Sources:

Our AI Principles https://ai.google/responsibility/principles/

Responsible AI: Our 2024 report and ongoing work https://blog.google/technology/ai/responsible-ai-2024-report-ongoing-work/

Google rushed to sell AI tools to Israel's military after Hamas attack https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/21/google-ai-israel-war-hamas-attack-gaza/

DeepMind UK staff seek to unionise and challenge defence deals and Israel links https://www.ft.com/content/4e497a91-670a-4f69-be4a-18e247daba3e

Google fires more workers after CEO says workplace isn't for politics https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/22/google-nimbus-israel-protest-fired-workers/

Previously on Pivot to AI:

Do be evil: Google now OK with AI for weapons and surveillance — for 'freedom, equality, and human rights' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/05/do-be-evil-google-now-ok-with-ai-for-weapons-and-surveillance-for-freedom-equality-and-respect-for-human-rights/

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