Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. Project

Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by walshemj on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @01:28PM (#16756928)

That's fair enough but you have to decide if your cool with that and resign if you have moral beliefs that run counter to your employers

You come across as wanting that sweet sv $ and benefits without having to make any moral choices - if you got to work for CNI company's you know what the deal is.

And before you ask yes I did face that at my first job when I analysed some high speed film from one experiment and though oh I know what that "objct" is and my office mates said yes that's probably REDACTED.

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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by AndyNemmity on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @07:00PM (#16760130)

I disagree strongly. Employees are a stakeholder in the company, and if they can band together to enact change on the companies goals for a moral purpose, then that is an option as well.

If their efforts fails, they can choose to resign, or take other actions as employees in history have. It's not the only option, it may be the only option ultimately that succeeds in removing yourself from complicity.

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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by walshemj on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @08:32PM (#16760703)

Well id agree on the stakeholder side but try that in the USA and they will treat it in the same way that they would union organizing :-)

You will find that in general that a lot more googlers probably wouldn't take that view.

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