Google DeepMind controversies
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2019
Whistleblower alleges Google DeepMind project involves planetary surveillance
Issue disclosure
Former Google developer Zach Vorhies alleged that Google's DeepMind project involved planetary surveillance and said the system had been moved to China. DeepMind disputed the claims, stating that it is headquartered in the UK and does not have operations in China.
Company response
Denial — DeepMind
A DeepMind spokesperson said: “DeepMind is a scientific research organisation headquartered in the UK and does not have operations in China.”
Source excerpt
Former Google senior software developer and whistleblower Zach Vorhies appeared on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour Friday to discuss Google’s relationship with Communist China and the company’s artificial intelligence project DeepMind, which has been called the “AI Manhattan Project.”
Vorhies stated: “When people think of surveillance they usually think of country surveillance. This is planetary surveillance of all information that is available on the surface web and also any sources that it can get in the deep web and utilizing Google’s extensive deep analysis of its book scanning stuff.
A DeepMind spokesperson said: “DeepMind is a scientific research organisation headquartered in the UK and does not have operations in China.”