A group of Google employees has reportedly resigned in protest of the company's contractual work for the U.S. military, which has been strengthening its remote image-recognition abilities with the tech giant's help. Gizmodo reported today that around a dozen Google workers have resigned in response to the firm's involvement with the Pentagon, which employees say runs counter to Google's stated ethical principles. The former Google workers were also reportedly motivated by the tech giant's behavior in other spheres, including transparency and trust. Earlier this year, news outlets reported on Google's work to help improve military image- and target-recognition software as part its work on Project Maven. Among those who criticized the project were thousands of Google employees, who signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai denouncing the company's involvement in warfare.

Source: Forbes May 14, 2018 16:41 UTC