Google has a motto: "Do not do anything bad."
Today, more than 3,000 Google employees are worried that their company will soon destroy the code by helping the US military upgrade spy drone software.
According to The New York Times, about 3,100 Google employees "dozens of senior engineers" have signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai urging Google to stop working with the US Department of Defense (DOD) immediately. The drone program is called Project Maven.
"We believe Google should not participate in the war," says the letter. "We have requested that the Maven Project be canceled, and the Google Draft, which promotes and implements a clear policy, states that neither Google nor its contractors will create war technology." [22 strange military weapons]
Representatives of the Department of Defense said in a statement that the Maven project signed by Google last month was in line with the Defense Ministry's larger objective of using the United States' ability to use computer algorithms and artificial intelligence to "win" the war. " Google agreed to this task by developing artificial intelligence software that can quickly search thousands of hours of drone surveillance material and automatically detect "38 types of objects" that military analysts regularly look for.
Gizmodo said Google spokespersons are convinced that their new technology is "used only for non-offensive purposes," but many Google employees are immediately concerned about the partnership. In a recent letter of complaint Google is releasing, employees are worried about the possible application of the technology in the war.
"The technology is built for the military," says the letter. "Upon delivery, it can be easily used to help [fatal] tasks."
"By signing this agreement, Google will join the ranks of companies such as Palantir, Raytheon and General Dynamics," the letter continues. "The arguments that other companies like Microsoft and Amazon have taken have not diminished Google's risk ... Setting up this technology to assist the US government in conducting military surveillance - and possibly fatal results - is not possible."
According to Engadget, Google Communications issued a statement in response to this letter.
"An important part of our culture is that employees can actively participate in our work," the statement said. "We know that there are many unanswered questions when it comes to using new technologies, so these discussions with employees and external experts are very important and useful."
The statement did not show that Google intends to terminate the contract with the Department of Defense.