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Jul 15, 2026
I resigned from Google DeepMind bc it broke its founding promise by selling AI to the military without restrictions against killer robots or mass spying. For months, I worked to stop this but watch...
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A former Google DeepMind employee resigned after the company sold AI services to the military without restrictions against autonomous weapons or mass surveillance, breaking its founding ethics pledge. Despite organizing internal petitions, proposing alternative contract terms with oversight mechanisms, and attempting to mobilize AI ethics leaders, the employee found that key figures chose silence over action, demonstrating how ethical commitments often collapse when confronted with institutional power.
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