Google pulls out of $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract over AI concerns

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonOct 9, 2018, 5:18 am450 ptsHot
Google has announced that it will not be placing a bid for a cloud-computing contract with the Pentagon. The Department of Defense's JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) project could have worth up to $10 billion. The bidding process is due to end this week, but Google will now not be taking part. The…

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