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DeepMind staff attempt to block AI to Israeli military with unionisation

Hundreds of Google DeepMind employees trying to obstruct technology deals with Israel, report suggests

April 27, 2025 14:40
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Staff at Google DeepMind are attempting to unionise in response to the company’s reported involvement in selling artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to groups with connections to the Israeli government, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.

Around 300 London-based employees of DeepMind, the AI division co-founded by CEO Sir Demis Hassabis and headquartered in King’s Cross, are seeking to join the Communications Workers Union (CWU), according to sources close to the story, as reported by the FT.

This unionisation effort follows media reports suggesting that Google is providing its cloud services and AI technologies to the Israeli Ministry of Defence.

The Israeli government has a $1.2bn cloud computing deal with Google and Amazon through Project Nimbus that has prompted protests elsewhere at Google.