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600 Google employees urge Sundar Pichai to reject Pentagon classified AI deployment
Technology
Published on 27 April 2026
They fear Gemini could land in classified missions
More than 600 Google employees have urged CEO Sundar Pichai to reject a proposed Pentagon deal that would let its AI technology power classified military operations. The company already works with the US Department of Defense on non-classified tasks via genAI.mil, but the new proposal would extend Gemini’s capabilities into classified domains, raising internal concerns.
- Over 600 Google employees demand rejecting a Pentagon AI contract
- The deal would move Gemini into classified military operations
- Google already has a non-classified DoD partnership via genAI.mil
- The dispute centers on deployment in sensitive, classified domains
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