# More than 580 Google employees have signed an open letter demanding CEO Sundar Pichai block the Pentagon from using the search giant's artificial intelligence technology.

*genai · news · 2026-04-27 · Decrypt*

## Key points

- Over 580 Google employees, including senior staff, demand a moratorium on AI's military use.
- The letter requests disclosure of all existing Pentagon contracts involving Google's AI technologies.
- Employees call for a permanent ethics board with staff representation to review military partnerships.
- The action refers to Project Maven as precedent for Google refusing controversial defense projects.
- Anthropic was designated a supply chain risk after refusing Pentagon demands on surveillance and lethal AI.

**Companies:** Google
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/365674/google-employees-demand-ceo-block-military-ai-contracts-in-open-letter)

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