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Re:Google employees reportedly quit over military drone AI p... by everdev on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @01:45PM (#17075952)
I applaud your morality. In terms of moving the needle towards a more moral world, do you think employee resignations have a positive effect or does it create a less moral survivor bias where the people who are left have fewer limits or concerns?

I'm sure disclosure would be illegal per your employee contract, but are there any other steps concerned employees can take?

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Re:Google employees reportedly quit over military drone AI p... by jotm on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @03:13PM (#17076836)
Yeah, pretty sure it's a good thing for those companies/projects. Someone who could've been sabotaging their work just quit right away, so they can get someone who will actually like working there. It's not like the employee takes away funding or resources (well, unless they're a genius/influencer, but then again, a good enough motivated replacement is fine).
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