Google AI Engineer Alleges Unfair Dismissal Over Israel Contract Protest

A Google AI engineer claims he was unfairly dismissed by the company after protesting its contract with Israel. He alleges his termination was a direct consequence of his opposition to the collaboration.

20 May, 06:00 — 20 May, 06:00

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The GuardianMostly Factual103d ago

AI engineer says Google unfairly sacked him after he protested against work for Israel

Exclusive: Employment tribunal claim says worker lost his job after distributing leaflets throughout London office Google is facing a legal challenge from an AI engineer who claims he was unfairly dismissed after he protested against its work for the Israeli government, in the latest sign of growing concern about the social and ethical impacts of AI. The engineer distributed flyers around Google DeepMind’s London offices, which read “Google provides military AI to forces committing genocide” ...

By Robert Booth UK technology editor

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First report: The Guardian · 20 May, 06:00|Full coverage: 4 · 9h|Window: 9h

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The Guardian20 May, 06:00First to report

AI engineer says Google unfairly sacked him after he protested against work for Israel

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index-hr20 May, 07:01

AI inženjer tuži Google. Tvrdi da je dobio otkaz nakon prosvjeda zbog Izraela

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newsbeast20 May, 10:28

Παλαιστίνιος μηχανικός τεχνητής νοημοσύνης καταγγέλλει ότι η Google τον απέλυσε άδικα μετά τις διαμαρτυρίες του για τη συνεργασία με το Ισραήλ

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le-figaro20 May, 14:38Latest update

Google AI Engineer Alleges Unfair Dismissal Over Israel Contract Protest

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AI engineer says Google unfairly sacked him after he protested against work for Israel

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AI engineer says Google unfairly sacked him after he protested against work for Israel

AI inženjer tuži Google. Tvrdi da je dobio otkaz nakon prosvjeda zbog Izraela

Παλαιστίνιος μηχανικός τεχνητής νοημοσύνης καταγγέλλει ότι η Google τον απέλυσε άδικα μετά τις διαμαρτυρίες του για τη συνεργασία με το Ισραήλ

Google : un ingénieur en IA dénonce son licenciement après s’être opposé à un contrat signé avec Israël

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