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Google Negotiates Deal to Deploy Gemini AI on Pentagon Classified Networks

Google seeks a Pentagon contract for Gemini that would bar domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, according to The Information.

  • On Thursday, April 16, 2026, Alphabet is negotiating an agreement with the Department of Defense to deploy Gemini artificial intelligence models in classified settings, according to The Information.
  • The Pentagon is aggressively embedding artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs, though Google is playing catch-up to Microsoft and Amazon in classified defense work.
  • Google has proposed contractual language prohibiting Gemini use for domestic mass surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons without human control, seeking lawful classified applications only.
  • This negotiation marks a stark reversal from 2018, when Google employees protested the company's involvement in the military's Project Maven, invoking its "don't be evil" motto.
  • President Donald Trump has ordered the Department to rename itself the Department of War, a change requiring subsequent action by Congress to implement.
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Engadget broke the news in United States on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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