Topic: worker activism
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AI Activists Adapt Strategies for Industry Shifts
The tech giant even pledged to not use its AI for weapons or certain surveillance systems in the future. The victory, which came amid a wave of unprecedented employee-led protests, helped inspire a new generation of tech activists in Silicon Valley. Google recently revised its AI ethics principles to allow some of the use cases it previously banned, and companies across the industry are releasing powerful new AI tools at breakneck speed. The authors suggest new strategies for how activists, civi...
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Amazon Workers Urge City Council to Curb Data Center Growth
Two Amazon employees publicly urged Seattle officials to impose stricter data center regulations, citing threats to the environment, economy, and public safety from unchecked AI-driven expansion. The workers proposed requirements for data centers to generate surplus renewable energy, include powe...
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