"DeepMind employees express frustration over the company's decision to retract its pledge against using AI in weapons or surveillance, leading to a push for unionization."
"Regarding the contract with the Israeli military, DeepMind employees highlight ethical concerns, indicating a significant divide between employee values and company actions."
About 300 members of Google's AI-focused DeepMind team are seeking to unionize due to dissatisfaction with the company's decision to remove a pledge against using AI for military purposes and ethical concerns related to its $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli military. Employees feel misled, and there have been resignations linked to these issues. Although a previous unionization effort involved a smaller group of Google employees, it lacked sufficient strength to negotiate, highlighting the growing need for organized labor within tech companies.
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