# More than 600 Google employees signed a letter urging CEO Sundar Pichai to prevent the Pentagon from using the company's AI products for classified operations.

*business · news · 2026-05-03 · Business Insider*

## Key points

- Google has removed its pledge to not use AI for weapons, marking a major policy shift.
- Google signed a deal to provide AI services for classified Pentagon projects despite employee opposition.
- Internal tools like 'Ask' now allow Google moderators to reword or summarize employee questions, curbing dissent.
- DeepMind's attempt to prevent Google AI tech from being used for surveillance or weapons ultimately failed.
- Google employees increasingly rely on news sources to learn about military uses of company technology.

**Companies:** Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, SpaceX, Reflection AI
**Countries:** United States

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