Google Staffers Say They’re Being Silenced From Telling the Public the Truth About AI
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Workers at Google's DeepMind lab in London are expressing concerns that their employer is preventing them from sharing important information about artificial intelligence with the public. A non-disparagement agreement, a form of legal censorship, reportedly forces employees to refrain from disclosing any negative or critical information about the company.
This has left many workers feeling silenced, particularly as the technology continues to advance rapidly. One anonymous DeepMind employee told the Washington Post, "This technology is just really consequential and it’s also changing really fast. The public wants to know and deserves to know." DeepMind staff members have organized a discussion group to address the implications of the non-disparagement clause, with some openly criticizing it and comparing it to Orwell's "1984."
While it is unclear if Google would actually enforce the clause, workers argue that even the attempt to silence them is intimidating.
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