Tech Workers Rebel: Google, OpenAI Staff Demand Military AI Contract Limits

• Employees at Google, OpenAI, and other tech firms are escalating pressure against military AI contracts, circulating open letters.
• Backlash intensified after US strikes on Iran and the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic for refusing mass surveillance/autonomous weapons use.
• An open letter, "We Will Not Be Divided," signed by nearly 900, accuses the Defense Department of trying to divide AI companies.
• Google faces renewed scrutiny over potential Gemini AI deployment with the Pentagon, recalling 2018's Project Maven revolt.
• Industry-wide pushback includes calls for Congress to investigate Anthropic's designation and concerns over revised AI principles at Google.