Google DeepMind workers are unionizing over AI military contracts
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UK staff of Google's AI research lab hope to block the use of the company's artificial intelligence models in military settings. www.wired.com/story/google...
Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon’s Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’
John Chadfield, CWU National Officer for Tech, speaks to BBC Newshour about Google Deepmind.
The Guardian: Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over US and Israel’s AI use
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Workers at Meta are organising with UTAW after attacks on their employment rights, redundancies and shocking violations of privacy against both Meta employees and users of their platforms.
“Meta’s workers are paying the price for management’s reckless, expensive bets. While execs chase speculative AI, staff face job cuts, draconian surveillance & the cruel reality of being forced to train inefficient systems positioned to replace them” @utaw.tech
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Exclusive: Google DeepMind agrees to Acas talks after workers sign petitions about governments’ use of AI for defence and intelligence
