Letter: UK-based Google DeepMind workers voted to unionize with the Communication Workers Union and Unite in April, representing 1K+ staff, amid the US DOD deal
Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon's Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’
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Discussion
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@shakeelhashim
Shakeel
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Woah: [image]
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@jjvincent
James Vincent
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“Our technology helped the IDF,” said the second UK worker, referring to Israel's military. “I want AI to benefit humanity, not to facilitate a genocide.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
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@justinhendrix
Justin Hendrix
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“Workers developing Google's artificial intelligence products in the UK have voted to unionize, in part out of concerns about a deal between the company and the US military that was announced last week.”
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@foxglovelegal
@foxglovelegal
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Google's UK-based DeepMind employees aim to become the first frontier AI lab worldwide to unionise. They're citing “concerns about AI being used to empower authoritarianism, whether through military or surveillance applications”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2026...
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@rprose
Scott Rose
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“I have joined the union due to concerns about AI being used to empower authoritarianism, whether through military or surveillance applications...” added the worker. “By unionizing, we are taking the traditional route for workers to organize and have a say.” — www.theguardian.…
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@lutzfernandez
Anne Lutz Fernandez
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Today in Why Authoritarians Hate Unions
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@katie-drummond
Katie Drummond
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Google DeepMind employees in London have voted to unionize, in a bid to prevent the lab from providing its tech to American and Israeli militaries:
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r/ArtificialInteligence
r
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Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals
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@sjgadler
Steven Adler
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I fear we're in a shrinking window where staff voice inside AI companies is still very important. As AI automation starts to displace human workers within the company, I unfortunately expect staff power to decrease
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@davidcrespo
@davidcrespo
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good writeup, much better than the other one I saw. need more details, need analysis from a union person
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@piotrmirowski
Piotr Mirowski
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“I have joined the union due to concerns about AI being used to empower authoritarianism, whether through military or surveillance applications, both foreign and domestic [...] By unionizing, we are taking the traditional route for workers to [...] have a say.” www.theguardian.co…
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@bentarnoff.com
Ben Tarnoff
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First frontier AI lab to unionize, driven in part by concerns about Pentagon's use of AI in the war on Iran www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2026...
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r/technology
r
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Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military
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@garrisonlovely
@garrisonlovely
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Important new development. AI company employees have an enormous amount of power — far more than they realize. Absent legislation, AI co worker power is one of the key levers to shaping what the industry does and doesn't do. [image]
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@ilex_ulmus
@ilex_ulmus
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This seems like EXCELLENT news but we'll have to keep an eye on how the unionization unfolds. Congratulations to these brave workers not just swallowing whatever makes their company money at the expense of our safety and their own souls.