The Pentagon introduces Google AI agents to automate non-classified routine tasks.

PANews reported on March 10 that a senior U.S. Department of Defense official stated that Google is deploying AI agents for approximately 3 million Department of Defense personnel to automate routine tasks. Emil Michael, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, stated that Google's Gemini AI agent can independently perform tasks after being set by users, initially running on unclassified networks. He added that the Department of Defense is discussing with Google the deployment of these agents to classified cloud platforms. Google Vice President Jim Kelly stated in a blog post on Tuesday that this new capability will allow civilian and military personnel within the Department of Defense to build AI agents using natural language. Google has previously faced internal criticism for its collaborations with the Department of Defense. In 2018, thousands of employees protested the company's involvement in Project Maven, a Pentagon plan to use AI to analyze video data from overseas drone warfare. The opposition ultimately led to Google not renewing its contract for the project.