Google has been providing cloud computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, as revealed in a company document viewed by TIME. The tech giant has also negotiated to deepen its partnership with Israel during the ongoing conflict in Gaza. This development has sparked discussions, as Google claims that Project Nimbus, its cloud initiative, is primarily used for civilian purposes. However, it's now known that the project also supports military operations. TIME magazine further reports that Google's cloud technology is being used by the Israeli military to generate unverified targets, which has raised ethical concerns. The situation has garnered attention under the hashtags #GoogleCloudNext and #GoogleCloudNext24.
Time magazine confirms that Google cloud provides support to the Israeli military, which you might have seen is using AI to generate unverified targets to bomb, along with their families. #GoogleCloudNext #GoogleCloudNext24 https://t.co/HU2nLc7Aqb
Google claims that Project Nimbus is largely used for civilian purposes, but now it’s revealed that it actually provides cloud services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense and has even negotiated “deepening its partnership”during Israel’s genocide in Gaza. https://t.co/yx3VQMwdcI
Exclusive: Google has negotiated deepening the relationship during the war in Gaza https://t.co/RRwEvdfPjN
Google provides cloud computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and the tech giant has negotiated deepening its partnership during Israel’s war in Gaza, a company document viewed by TIME shows https://t.co/edgyoyx1N3 https://t.co/i90ngEEFHD
Exclusive: Google provides cloud computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and the tech giant has negotiated deepening its partnership during Israel’s war in Gaza, a company document viewed by TIME shows. https://t.co/mf17KHaFu3