Google Workers Protest $1.2 Billion Contract with Israel

The article discusses a protest by Google employees against the company’s $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government, known as Project Nimbus. The employees argue that the project could involve controversial military AI technology and violate Google’s AI principles. They have circulated an open petition calling on executives to add a concrete review structure for such contracts. The protest highlights growing employee activism at tech companies over ethical issues related to AI and military work. Google has faced similar protests over its work with the U.S. military and its plan to build a censored search engine for China. The employees are concerned that Project Nimbus could lead to human rights violations against Palestinians. Google has not commented on the specifics of the contract but says it is respectful of employees’ rights to raise concerns.

Source: https://time.com/6964364/exclusive-no-tech-for-apartheid-google-workers-protest-project-nimbus-1-2-billion-contract-with-israel/