More than 600 workers at Google have signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding he refuse to allow Google’s AI tools to be used by the Pentagon for classified work. The employees cited concerns about lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, writing that “the only way to guarantee that Google does not become associated with such harms is to reject any classified workloads.” Google is reportedly pursuing a Pentagon deal similar to the one OpenAI struck after the Defense Department’s public clash with Anthropic.

Meanwhile, protesters gathered outside an Oakland courthouse Monday as jury selection wrapped up in the trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman.