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Sergey Brin Brands U.N. ‘Transparently Antisemitic’ in DeepMind Forum

A US diplomatic push to remove the UN rapporteur follows Brin’s internal condemnation of the human rights report.

Sergey Brin attends the 2025 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 05, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Brin made the remark in an internal Google DeepMind forum while employees were debating a UN report that accused tech firms of profiting from Israel’s actions in Gaza.
  • His comments were directed at the June report by Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, which highlighted Project Nimbus’s $1.2 billion cloud contract as enabling alleged genocide.
  • Several Google DeepMind staff said they felt confused and upset by Brin’s accusation against the U.N., underscoring ongoing employee unrest over the company’s ties to Israel’s military.
  • On July 1, the US Mission to the United Nations formally called for Albanese’s removal, accusing her of antisemitism and anti-Israel bias in her report.
  • Google has sought to publicly distance itself from military AI applications and faces renewed scrutiny after dropping its pledge against weapons and surveillance this February.