Google says it is ‘proud’ to serve the Pentagon – new DoD contract expansion says Gemini will only be used for ‘any lawful purpose’, but what happened to 'Don’t Be Evil'?

• Google is edging into the military/government market
• New Pentagon contract allows Gemini use for 'any lawful purpose'
• Google employees are not happy with the new contract

Google recently expanded its contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide Gemini for use in classified operations, or for “any lawful purpose”, and has also pulled out of a $100 million Pentagon challenge to build autonomous voice-controlled drone swarms.

At the same time, the company is facing internal dissatisfaction with its decision to provide the Pentagon with Gemini for classified projects, but the company has responded by telling staff it is ‘proud’ of the Pentagon AI contract.

So how have Google’s ethics and policies evolved over time? And are they changing to allow the company to edge into a highly lucrative - although ethically dubious - slice of government pie?

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