僱員抱怨後谷歌公司決定不續延軍方合同

Google says it will not extend a contract into next year to help the U.S. military analyze drone videos following complaints from company employees.

U.S. media reports said Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. told Google employees about the decision Friday.

Google employees say the tech giant will continue to work on the Maven Project until the contract ends next March. The military project uses artificial Intelligence to increase defense capabilities, including using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyze aerial drone imagery.

Thousands of Google employees signed a petition urging the company to cancel the contract, arguing that helping the military would violate Google's motto of “Don't be evil.”

Reuters reports that several hundred Google employees had planned to hold a public rally in San Francisco in July to protest the military contract.

Google had earlier defended the company's involvement in the project saying it was limited to helping the military with non-offensive tasks and said the project would help save lives.

Google says it will soon release new company guidelines related to the ethical uses of AI.谷歌公司說，它明年將不再續延與美國軍方簽訂的幫助分析無人機視頻的合同。此前谷歌公司的僱員對與軍方的這項合同提出抱怨。

美國媒體報道說，谷歌母公司阿爾法貝特(Alphabet)星期五通知了谷歌僱員這項決定。

谷歌公司的僱員說，公司在明年3月份之前將繼續履行合同。這項軍方項目使用人工智能增強防衛能力，包括利用人工智能分析無人機在空中拍攝的圖像。

數以千計的谷歌公司僱員簽署了一份請願書，要求公司取消這項合同，並且說幫助軍方違背了谷歌公司的“不作惡”座右銘。

路透社報道，數百名谷歌公司僱員曾計劃7月在舊金山舉行公開集會，抗議公司與軍方簽訂的這項合同。

谷歌公司早先曾爲參加這個項目提出辯解，說谷歌的工作僅限於軍方的非進攻性使命，並說這個項目有助於挽救生命。

谷歌公司說，將很快公佈公司有關使用人工智能道德的新指南。