# Google told staff worried about Pentagon AI deals that the company is 'leaning more' into national security contracts - slug: google-told-staff-worried-about-pentagon-ai-deals-that-the-company-is-leaning-more-into-national - date: 2026-03-19 - category: Artificial Intelligence Google Quietly Emerges as Pentagon AI Winner After Rivals Stumble Over Ethics Lines When Anthropic clashed with the Department of Defense last month over demands that it loosen ethical restrictions on its AI technology, a top Google executive was already in the room making the company's case as ... ---