Google and OpenAI Employees Refuse Department of War Demands for AI Surveillance and Autonomous Weapons
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Summary
Current and former employees of Google and OpenAI are signing a joint letter refusing to comply with the Department of War's demands to use AI models for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous killing without human oversight. The letter represents a unified stance from tech workers across competing companies, emphasizing ethical concerns about AI weaponization and surveillance. Signatories can remain anonymous, and the initiative aims to find common ground among employees with diverse views while taking a clear ethical stand against military AI applications that violate human rights principles.
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You may sign anonymously. All signatures are verified before being published.
The goal of this letter is to find common ground. The signatories likely have a diverse set of views.
The current situation with the DoW is so clear-cut that we felt compelled to act together.
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