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Re:More than 1,200 Google workers condemn firing of AI scien... by tinalumfoil on Sunday December 06, 2020 @10:11AM (#25323923)
> they are looking to assuage their conscious through statements like these

Statements like these still put pressure on Google. It's possible to care enough to say something, without caring enough to go beyond talk, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's all performative.

Re:More than 1,200 Google workers condemn firing of AI scien... by Technically on Sunday December 06, 2020 @10:16AM (#25323978)
How does it put pressure on Google? Where's the leverage?
Re:More than 1,200 Google workers condemn firing of AI scien... by tmerr on Sunday December 06, 2020 @03:10PM (#25326239)
Because it threatens Google's PR.