[DeepMind UK Employees Vote to Form Union Over U.S. Defense Contract] According to a report by Golden Finance on May 6, citing internal employee letters from The Guardian, employees of Google DeepMind in the UK, a subsidiary of Alphabet, have voted to form a union due to ethical concerns regarding a newly established artificial intelligence agreement involving the U.S. military. The report states that after completing authorization votes in April, research department employees have requested management to formally recognize two labor groups as joint representatives. It is reported that employees oppose the use of advanced systems in warfare and referenced last Friday's announcement of collaboration with the Pentagon, as well as the company's existing arrangements to provide cloud computing services to the Israeli government.