Google's Pentagon Deal Moves AI Ethics Into Contract Terms

The institutional signal is that Google has accepted the government's definition of permissible use as the controlling frame. The Verge reported that the classified deal does not give Google veto power over how the government uses its models through , while the same debate includes a sharper human-rights claim that 'all lawful use' is not enough in military contexts . Once veto power leaves the vendor side, ethics review becomes a procurement input, not a durable limit.