Google employees call for military limits on AI amid Iran strikes, Anthropic fallout

Tech workers at Google, OpenAI, and other companies are signing open letters calling for clearer limits on how their employers work with the military, after the U.S. Department of Defense blacklisted AI models from Anthropic (a company that refused to allow its technology for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons) and the U.S. carried out strikes on Iran. The letters express concern that the government is pressuring tech companies to accept military contracts involving AI without proper safeguards, and workers are demanding greater transparency about their employers' government agreements.