"This is a really important moment where tech workers at Google's frontier AI lab are connecting with some of the most oppressed people in communities around the world in meaningful ways, based on foundational values of solidarity and trade unionism."
"By exercising their rights to collectivise they are in a strong position to demand their employer stop circling the ethical drain of military-industrial contracts, echoing the sentiment of many working people in the UK and elsewhere."
"The unionising DeepMind workers are seeking an end to use of Google AI by Israel and the US military, along with restoring a scrapped commitment not to make AI weapons or surveillance tools."
Google DeepMind employees in the UK have initiated a unionization effort to end the use of their AI technology by the Israeli and US military. They have requested recognition from the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union, with 98% support from CWU members. The workers aim to demand an end to military contracts and restore commitments against AI weapons. They also seek an independent ethics oversight body and the right to refuse participation in military projects, reflecting a broader campaign among DeepMind staff globally.
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