Google employees directly assist IDF, Defense Min., Washington Post reveals
- Google has been providing Israel's military with advanced AI technologies since the fighting in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, according to internal documents obtained by The Washington Post.
- Under the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus contract, Google and Amazon supply cloud computing and AI services to Israel's government and military, despite claims that the contract is not for sensitive military uses.
- Documents reveal that the Israeli Defense Ministry requested increased access to Google's AI tools, warning that they would turn to Amazon if access was not granted quickly.
- Google employees have protested against the company's military involvement, with over 50 fired for opposing Project Nimbus, as reported by The Washington Post.
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Did Google sell AI tools to Israeli military during war on Gaza?
Google employees have been involved in providing Israel’s military with access to the company’s latest artificial intelligence technology since the early weeks of the Gaza conflict, according to a Tuesday report in the US media. Internal documents, as reported by The Washington Post, suggest that Google directly assisted Israel’s Defence Ministry and military, despite the company’s public efforts to distance itself from Israel’s national securit…
Google sold AI technology to IDF following Gaza war outbreak - Washington Examiner
Google began selling AI technology to the Israel Defense Forces and Israel’s defense ministry shortly after Hamas attacked the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. Internal documents reviewed by the Washington Post reveal that in the weeks following the terrorist attacks, a Google employee in its cloud division ramped up requests for the defense ministry to get increased access to the company’s AI technology. In one document, a Google employee …
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