Despite employees urging Google not to move forward, the tech giant has reportedly signed a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) allowing its AI models to be used for classified work.
According to The Information, citing a source familiar with the matter, the agreement gives the DoD the ability to use Google’s AI for “any lawful government purpose.”
This world becomes dystopian very quickly.
I’ve been out of Alphabet’s ecosystem for many years but trying to get my friends and family just to move on from WhatsApp or G. Search is like asking them to chew glass.
Ultimately, very few care, even fewer will boycott and almost no one who has power or influence will do nothing. Sad world.