By AJ Dellinger
Publication Date: 2026-04-27 20:50:00
With Anthropic and the US Department of Defense still in the process of mending their relationship, there remains a vacuum for other companies to pick up the slack and offer AI services for dubious purposes. Google employees are making it clear to their employer that they have no interest in filling that gap. More than 600 Googlers, including members of the company’s DeepMind lab, signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding that he refuse to allow Google’s artificial intelligence tools to be used by the Pentagon for classified work.
The signees—which, according to The Verge, included principals, directors, and vice presidents within the company—noted that their work on AI has made them acutely aware of the potential dangers of using the technology without guardrails. Given that the Pentagon demanded Anthropic ignore its red lines for AI use and allow the agency to do anything it wants, including performing domestic surveillance and using fully autonomous…
