Mar 3, 2026 · political
900 Google and OpenAI workers demand employers impose ethical limits on military AI use
Nearly 900 Google and OpenAI employees signed an open letter titled "We Will Not Be Divided" urging their employers to reject Pentagon demands to remove ethical limits on military AI use. The petition, released March 3, demanded companies refuse AI deployment for autonomous lethal targeting or domestic mass surveillance without human oversight. The letter cited Claude AI's reported role in selecting over 1,000 targets in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Aug 5, 2024 · judicial
Federal judge rules Google holds illegal monopoly in search antitrust verdict
US District Judge Amit Mehta rules that Google illegally maintained a monopoly in the general search and search advertising markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The ruling finds that Google spent approximately $26.3 billion in 2021 paying Apple, Mozilla, and others to be the default search engine on their devices, effectively foreclosing competition. The Biden DOJ, which filed the case in 2020 and pressed it aggressively, calls it a victory for consumers and competition. It is the most significant antitrust ruling against a major technology company since Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson found Microsoft liable in 2000. A remedies trial is ordered to determine what structural or behavioral changes Google must make.
Sep 12, 2023 · judicial
DOJ wins Google search monopoly ruling judge finds Google illegally maintained monopoly in search
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rules that Google illegally maintained a monopoly in the general search and search text advertising markets, in the most significant antitrust ruling against a tech company since the Microsoft case in 2001. The DOJ had argued that Google's practice of paying billions to Apple, Samsung, and other device makers to be the default search engine shut out competition. Google paid $12 billion to Apple alone in 2019 to maintain its default status. The ruling opens a remedies phase that could result in Google being forced to divest its Chrome browser or Android operating system.
Jul 21, 2023 · executive
Amazon Anthropic Google Meta Microsoft and OpenAI commit to voluntary AI safety standards
Seven leading AI companies — Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection AI, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI — sign voluntary commitments at the White House to share safety information, invest in cybersecurity, and mark AI-generated content with watermarks. The companies pledge to red-team AI systems before release and report safety incidents to the government. Critics note the commitments are voluntary with no enforcement mechanism. Biden calls it "historic," but civil rights groups argue the deals avoid binding rules. The White House describes it as a bridge toward future legislation.
Jul 21, 2023 · political
Biden secures voluntary AI safety commitments from seven major tech companies
The Biden administration announces voluntary commitments from seven leading AI companies, Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI, to manage AI risks to safety, security, and trust. The companies pledge to conduct internal and external red-team security testing of AI systems before release, share information on safety risks with governments and academia, develop technical mechanisms to identify AI-generated content (watermarking), and prioritize research on societal risks. Biden hosts company executives at the White House for the announcement. The voluntary commitments are a precursor to the landmark AI executive order signed October 30, 2023, and mark the first major US government effort to govern AI development.
