Topic: employee dissent
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Disney's Newest Legacy
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live after pressure from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, raising concerns about corporate courage and artistic freedom to avoid regulatory issues. The decision, supported by ABC and prompted by Nexstar Media Group preempting the show, is seen as an attempt to appease ...
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OpenAI President's Millions to Trump: A Bet on Humanity?
OpenAI President Greg Brockman and his wife made a $25 million donation to a pro-Trump super PAC and an equal amount to a bipartisan AI-focused PAC, which he frames as strategic investments to ensure AI benefits humanity, not partisan acts. The donations have sparked significant backlash, includi...
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OpenAI Robotics Lead Quits Over Pentagon Contract
A senior OpenAI hardware executive resigned over ethical concerns with a new Pentagon contract, specifically citing fears about domestic surveillance and lethal autonomous weapons due to a rushed governance process. OpenAI defended the partnership, stating it includes contractual and technical sa...
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