Why I Left Google DeepMind

# Summary A former Google DeepMind employee left the company after learning that Google Cloud services were being used by the Department of Homeland Security and that the Pentagon was pressuring AI companies into military contracts with no restrictions on killer robots or mass surveillance. Despite attempts to rally respected AI ethics figures—including prominent researchers who had previously pledged against autonomous weapons—to oppose these practices, the employee found that most declined to take action, prompting their departure.