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DeepMind UK staff plan to unionise and challenge deals with Israel links, FT reports

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Posted on April 26, 2025

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· Last updated: January 24, 2026

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DeepMind UK staff plan to unionise and challenge deals with Israel links, FT reports

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DeepMind UK Staff Unionize Against Israel-Linked Deals

(Reuters) -Google DeepMind staff in Britain plan to unionise to challenge the company's decision to sell its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to defence groups with ties to the Israeli government, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.

About 300 London-based staff of Google DeepMind have been seeking to join the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in recent weeks, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Google, Google DeepMind, and the CWU did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.

Media reports that suggest Google is selling its cloud services and AI technology to the Israeli Ministry of Defence have caused disquiet among employees, according to the report.

Google has run into trouble previously regarding its connections to Israel when it dismissed 28 employees last year who protested against the tech giant's cloud contract with the Israeli government.

(Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru; Editing by Alexandra Hudson and Gareth Jones)

Key Takeaways

Google DeepMind UK staff plan to unionize.
Unionization aims to challenge AI sales to Israeli defense groups.
About 300 employees seek to join the Communication Workers Union.
Google previously faced protests over Israeli government contracts.
Google, DeepMind, and CWU have not commented on the matter.

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Employees are unionizing to address concerns over ethical implications of selling AI technologies to defense groups linked to Israel.

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About 300 London-based employees are seeking to join the Communication Workers Union.

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