Despite these concerns, the company continued. The contract, signed jointly with Amazon, provides for the provision of cloud services, including artificial intelligence tools for image and video analysis, as well as data management. The most profitable part ($525 million) came from the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
As a result, Google faced backlash from its employees, about 50 of whom were reportedly fired for protesting the deal. Protesters argued that the contract contradicted Google’s artificial intelligence policies, which ban the technology from being used for surveillance or weapons.
The company’s advisors recommended measures such as limiting the sale of AI tools to the Israeli military and adding ethics rules. However, these suggestions were not fully implemented.
A company spokesperson defended the contract, saying it complied with its terms of service.
Source: Ferra
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