Google breached own AI ethics rules in 2024 by helping Israeli military contractor analyze drone surveillance footage, former employee alleges in SEC whistleblower complaint

Google helped Israeli military contractor with AI, whistleblower alleges

Democracy Dies in DarknessA whistleblower complaint filed with the SEC claims that Google breached its own ethics rules to help an Israeli contractor apply AI to drone surveillance video.February 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. ESTYesterday at 5:00 a.m. ESTA complaint filed with the SEC claims that Google in 2024 breached its own ethics rules to help an Israeli contractor apply AI to drone surveillance video. (Illustration by Michael Domine/The Washington Post; Getty Images/Reuters photos)SAN FRANCISCO — G...