Google to drop Pentagon AI contract after employees called it the ‘business of war’

Google to drop Pentagon AI contract after employees called it the ‘business of war’

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Google will not seek to extend its contract next year with the Department of Defense for artificial intelligence used to analyze drone video, squashing a controversial alliance that had raised alarms over the technological build-up between Silicon Valley and the military.

The tech giant will stop working on its piece of the military’s AI project known as Project Maven when its 18-month contract expires in March, a source familiar with Google’s thinking told The Washington Post.

Google to drop Pentagon AI contract after employees called it the ‘business of war’

Jun 1, 2018, 11:13pm UTC
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2018/06/01/google-to-drop-pentagon-ai-contract-after-employees-called-it-the-business-of-war/ > Google will not seek to extend its contract next year with the Department of Defense for artificial intelligence used to analyze drone video, squashing a controversial alliance that had raised alarms over the technological build-up between Silicon Valley and the military. > The tech giant will stop working on its piece of the military’s AI project known as Project Maven when its 18-month contract expires in March, a source familiar with Google’s thinking told The Washington Post.