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Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military

posted by Kristi Wachter on
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Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon’s Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’
The Guardian Alice Speri
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DeepMind’s UK workers voted to unionize in April. One of the workers said they were particularly driven by reports that Google was close to reaching a deal with the defense department and pointed to the US’s “capricious Iran war” and the Trump administration’s feud with Anthropic as indications that the department is “not a responsible partner”. The deal was ultimately announced on Friday.

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Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military
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