Palantir took over Project Maven defense contract after Google backed out
Surveillance firm Palantir took up a Pentagon defense contract known as Project Maven after Google dropped out due to backlash.
Project Maven is a Pentagon initiative aiming to use AI technologies for deploying and monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Naturally, Google’s involvement with the initiative received plenty of backlash both internally and externally. At least a dozen employees quit Google while many others threatened to walk out if the firm continued...