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chobeat@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day ago

UK Google DeepMind employees vote to unionize over its AI defense deals

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UK Google DeepMind employees vote to unionize over its AI defense deals

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Staff at DeepMind's UK offices have voted to unionize days after the Pentagon confirmed it would work with Google on classified operations.
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    Who said “If the union wanted that to be their line in the sand then their jobs would cease to exist”?

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      Me. That was a statement of fact

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        Provide a citation from the union that knows better than you to back up your opinion, please

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          It’s not an opinion to state that Google tech is already used in war

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