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The Guardian: Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over US and Israel's AI use ↗
Exclusive: Google DeepMind agrees to Acas talks after workers sign petitions about governments’ use of AI for defence and intelligence Read More...
Novara Media: Google AI Workers in UK Vote to Unionise Amid Deal With US Military ↗
Workers at the UK branch of Google’s AI lab, DeepMind, have voted to unionise – partly in a bid to resist deals with the US and Israeli militaries. Read More...
WIRED: Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals ↗
UK staff of Google’s AI research lab hope to block the use of the company’s artificial intelligence models in military settings. Read More...
The Verge: Google DeepMind workers are unionizing over AI military contracts ↗
Staffers don’t want to be complicit in ‘helping make genocide cheaper, faster, and more efficient.’ Read More...
Business Insider: UK Google DeepMind employees move to unionize over its AI defense deals ↗
Staff at DeepMind's UK offices have moved to unionize days after the Pentagon confirmed it would work with Google on classified operations. Read More...
The Guardian: Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military ↗
Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon’s Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’ Read More...
The Independent: TikTok accused of ‘sacrificing online safety’ amid AI-driven job cuts ↗
Unions and online safety campaigners have called on MPs to investigate the impact of the cuts on online safety in the UK Read More...
Sky News: 'We wouldn't let our children on the app': TikTok moderators warn users may be at risk after redundancies ↗
In August, TikTok said it was making redundancies in order to "concentrate operations in fewer locations" and develop the use of AI in moderation, in part to protect human workers from seeing harmful content. Read More...
Tribune: Taking on Big Tech ↗
From metric-driven management to workplace surveillance, workers are turning to trade unionism to fight back against tech behemoth exploitation. Read More...
Left Foot Forward: UK workers ramp up pressure on Big Tech to end Israeli military contract ↗
Tech workers launch UK campaign and mass call to action against company complicity with Israeli government Read More...
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