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Google and U.S. Department of Defense forge AI partnership, Gemini to power classified missions

Google, the US tech giant, has officially signed an agreement with the US Department of Defense, confirming that its cutting-edge artificial intelligence large model, Gemini, will be made available for military use. According to reports, the partnership centers on allowing the military to leverage Gemini's powerful computing and analytical capabilities in classified missions.
While the specific terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, both parties have established clear boundaries for the collaboration. The agreement stipulates that Gemini's application will be strictly limited to legitimate military-related purposes. To address concerns about potential misuse, the scope explicitly excludes two sensitive areas: first, using the technology for mass surveillance of American citizens is prohibited; second, it is strictly forbidden to apply it to fully autonomous weapon systems, often referred to as "killing machines."
In fact, Google is not the first tech company to open its doors to the defense sector. The US Department of Defense had previously reached similar agreements with OpenAI and xAI, the company founded by Elon Musk, indicating that generative AI is rapidly integrating into the core of national security.
Notably, in this wave of AI militarization, companies have taken different stances. Anthropic, another major player in Silicon Valley, was recently placed on the US government's "supply chain risk list affecting national security" after explicitly refusing to expand its Claude model for military use. This move underscores that, in the current technological landscape, leading AI technologies are no longer just a focus of commercial competition but have become key variables in national strategic rivalry.
This cooperation marks a substantive step for Google in balancing technological ethics with government collaboration, and signals that future defense competition will increasingly rely on the deep involvement of large models.
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Google, the US tech giant, has officially signed an agreement with the US Department of Defense, confirming that its cutting-edge artificial intelligence large model, Gemini, will be made available for military use. According to reports, the partnership centers on allowing the military to leverage Gemini's powerful computing and analytical capabilities in classified missions.
While the specific terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, both parties have established clear boundaries for the collaboration. The agreement stipulates that Gemini's application will be strictly limited to legitimate military-related purposes. To address concerns about potential misuse, the scope explicitly excludes two sensitive areas: first, using the technology for mass surveillance of American citizens is prohibited; second, it is strictly forbidden to apply it to fully autonomous weapon systems, often referred to as "killing machines."
In fact, Google is not the first tech company to open its doors to the defense sector. The US Department of Defense had previously reached similar agreements with OpenAI and xAI, the company founded by Elon Musk, indicating that generative AI is rapidly integrating into the core of national security.
Notably, in this wave of AI militarization, companies have taken different stances. Anthropic, another major player in Silicon Valley, was recently placed on the US government's "supply chain risk list affecting national security" after explicitly refusing to expand its Claude model for military use. This move underscores that, in the current technological landscape, leading AI technologies are no longer just a focus of commercial competition but have become key variables in national strategic rivalry.
This cooperation marks a substantive step for Google in balancing technological ethics with government collaboration, and signals that future defense competition will increasingly rely on the deep involvement of large models.
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