# More than 650 Google employees are petitioning its CEO to refuse classified artificial intelligence work with the Pentagon.

*genai · news · 2026-04-27 · Newsmax*

## Key points

- More than 650 Google employees have petitioned CEO Sundar Pichai to refuse classified AI work with the Pentagon.
- Google is negotiating an agreement to deploy its Gemini AI models in classified Pentagon settings.
- Google has proposed contract language to block use of its AI for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons without human oversight.
- A Pentagon official confirmed ongoing deployment of advanced AI through broad industry partnerships, without naming Google.

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

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