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Hamilton Nolan argues AI workers should unionize to enforce safety slowdown

Hamilton Nolan publishes "Unionize AI" essay

1 Sep 14 10:00 AM · 13d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 1 of 2

Columnist Hamilton Nolan argues that AI company workers can directly enforce safety through unionization, bypassing the ineffective incentives of executives and government. He frames unionization as more realistic than the current standoff where everyone calls for a slowdown but no one acts unilaterally.

Hamilton Nolan publishes "Unionize AI" essay
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“The workers can take action themselves. They can organize, and they can make demands, and they can, if necessary, stop doing harmful work, in a coordinated fashion.”

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