DeepMind staff push to unionize at Google amid Pentagon AI deals and ethics concerns
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UK-based DeepMind workers voted to unionize and seek recognition by the Communications Workers Union and Unite the Union, citing concerns over Google’s Pentagon AI deals and how the technology could be used—including potential involvement with the IDF—while urging independent ethics oversight and a right to refuse participation in morally objectionable projects.
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