Google pulls out of $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract over AI concerns

Google has announced that it will not be placing a bid for a cloud-computing contract with the Pentagon. The Department of Defense's JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) project could have worth up to $10 billion. The bidding process is due to end this week, but Google will now not be taking part. The company says that this particular project is not in line with its AI policies, but it will continue to work with the US government in other ways. See also: Google implements new Play Store policies for apps that request SMS and Call Log permissions After failing to… [Continue Reading]