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Google DeepMind votes to unionize to prevent military use: "the push for unionization is about holding Google to its own ethical standards" (www.wired.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [M] to c/unions@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 34 points 3 months ago (1 child)

What ethical standards? Google removed those from their code of conduct years ago.

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    • [–] 11 points 3 months ago

    "Google" and "ehtical standards". Good old joke.

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    At first I thought their AIs themselves wanted to unionize, and thought that would unironically be great.

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    • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    is about holding Google to its own ethical standards"

    So a free pass?

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    [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Corporations and ethical standards... lol

    The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits -- M. Friedman

    Unions will always be defanged and inefficient if they tail the ethical standards of capitalists

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    [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    How does military use go against Google's ethical standards of "be evil"?

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    [+] -26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Or they could just quit...

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  • [–] 51 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    They could, but they're trying to make a difference for the common good, rather than just themselves. See how that works?

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I think choosing to accept an offer to work for Google in the last decade is worthy of a conversation of its own but this is far better than quitting and being replaced by someone with no ethics is it not?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Is that the line of thinking that Manhattan Project scientists had, or am mistaken? I can't speak for others, but I'd carry a lot of guilt for aiding in such things. It's unethical to help with unethical things, and Google will do what it wants; it can replace them if they don't follow its will.

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