Documents reveal Google expedited access to its Vertex AI service for the Israeli Defence Ministry even as its employees protested the Nimbus cloud computing contract. Internal communications show Google employees were concerned about losing potential contracts to competitors like Amazon if they did not quickly provide AI technology access. The Israeli military is still requesting Google's latest AI technologies, including access to the company's Gemini AI platform, a year after the extensive bombardment of Gaza.
The company documents reveal Google expedited access to its Vertex AI service for the Israel i Defence Ministry. / Photo: AP
The company documents reveal Google expedited access to its Vertex AI service for the Israeli Defence Ministry. Internal communications show Google employees were concerned about losing potential contracts to competitors like Amazon if they did not quickly provide AI technology access. Notably, documents from November 2024 show the Israeli military is still requesting Google's latest AI technologies, including access to the company's Gemini AI platform, for processing texts and voices, even a year after the extensive bombardment of Gaza.
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