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BeauHD @ Slashdot 2 place · today 14:00 EDT

Google and Pentagon Reportedly Agree On Deal For 'Any Lawful' Use of AI

Google has reportedly signed a classified agreement allowing the Pentagon to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose." While the deal is said to discourage domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons without human oversight, it apparently does not give Google the power to block how the government actually uses its models. The Verge reports: The agreement was reported less than a day after Google employees demanded CEO Sundar Pichai block the Pentagon from using its AI amid concerns that i

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