Google DeepMind UK Staff Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Contracts
Google DeepMind UK staff voted 98% to unionize via CWU and Unite, demanding the lab halt AI use by Israel and the US military. A landmark labor action at a frontier AI lab.
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Pentagon Awards AI Contracts to Eight Vendors, Excludes Anthropic
Pentagon awards AI contracts to 8 vendors — but not Anthropic. The exclusion reportedly stems from tensions between the AI company and the Trump administration, raising questions about politics shaping defense AI spending.
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Pentagon Maintains Reliance on Anthropic’s Claude for Defense AI Applications
The Pentagon is maintaining its reliance on Anthropic’s Claude AI for defense applications, signaling sustained federal commitment to commercial AI tools for national security. #AI #Defense #Anthropic
