US EditionHundreds of Google, OpenAI employees back Anthropic in Pentagon fight
Nearly 300 Google and OpenAI employees back Anthropic’s refusal to remove AI safeguards amid Pentagon pressure to use AI for surveillance and autonomous weapons.
- On Friday, 266 Google and 65 OpenAI staffers publicly signed the 'We Will Not Be Divided' petition supporting Anthropic.
- Pentagon negotiators sought broader rights to use Anthropic's models for surveillance and autonomous defence tied to a $200 million contract, Axios reports DoD pressures to relax red lines.
- More than 100 Google AI staff sent a letter to Jeff Dean, while nearly 200 Google and OpenAI employees issued a joint statement condemning Pentagon tactics.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Anthropic reiterated a refusal to accede, saying the company "will not alter core safeguards" despite intense DoD pressure.
- Broader implications point to constitutional and discriminatory‑use risks, as contracts with DoD include two safeguards barring mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
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Open Letter from Google and OpenAI Employees Raises Concerns About Potential Military AI Use
Reviewed by Ayaz Khan.An open letter, titled "We Will Not Be Divided" (as of February 28, 2026) signed by 573 current employees of Google and 93 current employees of OpenAI calls on company leadership to decline requests described in the letter as coming from the United States Department of Defense (DoD).Screenshot: Notdivided.org / Credit: DIWThe letter claims that the department has considered invoking the Defense Production Act in connection …
Hundreds of Google, OpenAI employees back Anthropic in Pentagon fight
Hundreds of employees of Google and OpenAI are backing artificial intelligence technology company Anthropic, which faces a Friday evening deadline to give the Pentagon permission to use its AI system as it wishes or face repercussions from the department. Employees who signed the letter alleged the Pentagon was trying to “get them to agree to...
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