Google DeepMind workers are unionizing over AI military contracts
中文摘要
谷歌DeepMind员工投票组建工会，抗议AI技术被以色列和美国军方使用。
English Summary
Google DeepMind employees are unionizing to challenge the company's military AI contracts, fearing their technology could contribute to international law violations by the US and Israeli militaries.
Staffers at Google DeepMind's headquarters have voted to unionize in an effort to prevent the AI firm's technology from being used by Israel and the US military. In a letter to Google management on Tuesday, employees requested that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Unite the Union be recognized as joint representatives, with 98 percent of CWU members at DeepMind voting in support of the move. "We don't want our AI models complicit in violations of international law, but they already are aiding Israel's genocide of Palestinians," an unnamed DeepMind employee said in a statement shared by the CWU. "Even if our work is only used for ad … Read the full story at The Verge.