Google DeepMind staff urge end to lifetime non-disparagement clauses
1 Nov 3 1:00 PM · 5d ago · 2 articles · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
Washington Post reporting, citing sources, says UK-based Google DeepMind employees are asking leadership to remove contract clauses barring public warnings about AI risks even after staff leave the company.
Google DeepMind staff UK-based employeesGoogle DeepMind AI research lab, subsidiary of Google
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first by Washington Post, 5d ago
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“.. some staff members are forbidden by their employment contracts from criticizing the company for the rest of their lives, even if they leave the firm, according to a contract reviewed by The Washington Post ..” @washingtonpost.com $GOOGL
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Tl;dr: On Friday, a Google executive responded to the internal discussion about the non-disparagement clause and said that the company would not enforce it for workers who had left the company. “We’ve always encouraged an open dialogue about safety and responsibility,” a Google spokesperson said in an email Tuesday. “Recently, we’ve updated our…
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So in the article it says : - a former employee did it with no consequences - executives said they won't enforce itThe article is just about them asking for changing the wording of contracts, not some super secret stuff they're dying to say and really can't.Without the paywall:
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from TFA, I liked seeing this, considering how influential Google HR policy choices are across the valley and beyond: “Recently, we’ve updated our terms for new hires, which included removing the post-termination aspect of non-disparagement clauses.”
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Haven't we already heard the worst of it? If you let a swarm of agents on the loose with a goal, they will get to all kind of nefarious activity in pursuit of that goal. What could possibly be worse than that?
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Ok, I'll say it. The news is: "AI is not that powerful or functional". Sure, can change some little things but not that much. And we are overspending on it.
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Need more details. Any Googler willing to create a throwaway account and tell us what's going on?
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