Google, OpenAI employees revolt over military AI deals after U.S. strikes on Iran

Hundreds of employees at Google, OpenAI and other tech firms have signed open letters urging clear limits on military AI contracts. The backlash grew after U.S. strikes on Iran and the Pentagon’s decision to blacklist Anthropic over restrictions on military use of its AI.

New Delhi: Employees at several major artificial intelligence companies are pushing back against the use of their technology in military programmes. Hundreds of workers from companies including Google and OpenAI have signed open letters demanding stricter limits on how their employers engage with defence agencies. The internal protests intensified after recent U.S. strikes on Iran and growing scrutiny of AI partnerships with the Pentagon.

These letters reveal that the tech industry is increasingly concerned about the potential to use the state of the art AI systems in war, surveillance and autonomous weaponry. Workers indicate that organisations aiming to create potent AI applications must establish ethical limits conspicuously and then consent to defence tasks. A conflict of interest between........

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