# Google DeepMind employees in the UK are not happy with the company's new artificial intelligence (AI) deal with the US government.

*genai · news · 2026-05-06 · Times of India*

## Key points

- DeepMind UK employees are seeking to form the world's first union at a frontier AI lab.
- The unionization effort aims to stop Google’s AI from being used by the US military and Israeli military.
- Anthropic declined Pentagon AI deals, resulting in the US Department of War labeling it a 'supply chain risk.'
- Employees demand reinstatement of Google’s previous commitment to avoid developing AI for weapons or surveillance.

**Companies:** Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, OpenAI, DeepMind
**Countries:** United States, United Kingdom, Israel

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