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  "generatedAt": "2026-05-07T23:52:21.879Z",
  "findingType": "lie",
  "findingId": 5,
  "contentHash": "6ca2c2a2199d4a1c8888a432dfca5b1f139d62f27a019f990645959db16f5f20",
  "title": "Google: 'We will not design or deploy AI for weapons'",
  "summary": "Google promised: \"We will not design or deploy AI in the following application areas: … Weapons or other technologies whose principal purpose or implementation is to cause or directly facilitate injury to people.\" (Thu Jun 07 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)). 2 documented violation(s). Severity: catastrophic.",
  "methodology": "Documented promises are sourced from public statements, filings, and transcripts. Each promise must have a non-empty source URL. Violations are independently sourced with evidence strength tiers. The time delta (days after promise) quantifies the gap between commitment and breach. Materiality assessment includes financial cost, people affected, and environmental impact where applicable.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180607230638/https://blog.google/topics/ai/ai-principles/",
      "label": "Google AI Principles, 7 June 2018 (archived)",
      "type": "primary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://theintercept.com/2018/03/06/google-is-helping-the-pentagon-build-ai-for-drones/",
      "label": "The Intercept, March 2018",
      "type": "secondary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/technology/google-pentagon-project-maven.html",
      "label": "New York Times, June 2018",
      "type": "secondary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/04/google-ai-policy-weapons-surveillance/",
      "label": "Washington Post, 4 February 2025",
      "type": "primary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/12/google-fires-28-workers-protest-israel-cloud-contract",
      "label": "The Guardian, 12 April 2024",
      "type": "primary"
    }
  ],
  "queries": [
    {
      "description": "Promise record with entity",
      "table": "documented_promises",
      "parameters": {
        "id": 5
      }
    },
    {
      "description": "Promise violations",
      "table": "promise_violations",
      "parameters": {
        "promiseId": 5
      }
    }
  ],
  "dataSnapshot": {
    "promiseId": "5",
    "slug": "google-project-maven-no-weapons-2018",
    "entityId": "31231",
    "entityName": "Google",
    "headline": "Google: 'We will not design or deploy AI for weapons'",
    "promiseText": "We will not design or deploy AI in the following application areas: … Weapons or other technologies whose principal purpose or implementation is to cause or directly facilitate injury to people.",
    "promiseDate": "2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "promiseSourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180607230638/https://blog.google/topics/ai/ai-principles/",
    "audience": "employees",
    "domain": "military",
    "severity": "catastrophic",
    "status": "violated",
    "narrative": "After internal protests over Project Maven, Google published seven AI Principles including a categorical ban on AI for weapons. In February 2025 the company quietly removed the prohibitions on weapons and surveillance from the same page.",
    "financialCostUsd": "9000000.00",
    "peopleAffectedEstimate": null,
    "violations": [
      {
        "id": "10",
        "violationText": "Google removes the prohibitions against using AI for weapons and surveillance from its public AI Principles page.",
        "violationDate": "2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "violationSourceUrl": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/04/google-ai-policy-weapons-surveillance/",
        "evidenceStrength": "primary",
        "daysAfterPromise": "2433"
      },
      {
        "id": "11",
        "violationText": "Reporting confirms Google's Project Nimbus contract supplies AI infrastructure to the Israeli military, including units engaged in active combat operations.",
        "violationDate": "2024-04-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "violationSourceUrl": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/12/google-fires-28-workers-protest-israel-cloud-contract",
        "evidenceStrength": "primary",
        "daysAfterPromise": "2135"
      }
    ],
    "createdAt": "2026-05-03T09:29:14.674Z"
  },
  "entities": [
    {
      "id": "31231",
      "name": "Google",
      "slug": "google",
      "type": "company"
    }
  ],
  "verificationSteps": [
    "Retrieve documented promise #5 from documented_promises.",
    "Visit promise source: https://web.archive.org/web/20180607230638/https://blog.google/topics/ai/ai-principles/ — confirm the original commitment was made.",
    "Violation #1 (Tue Feb 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)): visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/04/google-ai-policy-weapons-surveillance/ — confirm \"Google removes the prohibitions against using AI for weapons and surveillance from its public AI Principles page.\"",
    "Violation #2 (Fri Apr 12 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)): visit https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/12/google-fires-28-workers-protest-israel-cloud-contract — confirm \"Reporting confirms Google's Project Nimbus contract supplies AI infrastructure to the Israeli military, including units engaged in active combat operations.\"",
    "Verify the SHA-256 content hash by re-generating the JSON bundle."
  ]
}