Google researchers demand freedom to tell the world what they know about AI

unified101

They should quit and warn. Anything else is hypocritical.

wrxd

Need more details. Any Googler willing to create a throwaway account and tell us what's going on?

Izikiel43

I mean, they can do that, it’s not like google has kidnapped them. If they want to do that free of consequences, tough luck.

boothby

https://archive.li/fKI3D

dachworker

Haven't we already heard the worst of it? If you let a swarm of agents on the loose with a goal, they will get to all kind of nefarious activity in pursuit of that goal. What could possibly be worse than that?

K3UL

So in the article it says : - a former employee did it with no consequences - executives said they won't enforce it The article is just about them asking for changing the wording of contracts, not some super secret stuff they're dying to say and really can't. Without the paywall: https://archive.is/fKI3D

noJiveTV

How about: 1. Full disclosure. 2. Run for your life. 3. Live in exile.

thm

Gift link: https://wapo.st/4sFuF7P

ricksunny

from TFA, I liked seeing this, considering how influential Google HR policy choices are across the valley and beyond: “Recently, we’ve updated our terms for new hires, which included removing the post-termination aspect of non-disparagement clauses.”

andreapaiola

Ok, I'll say it. The news is: "AI is not that powerful or functional". Sure, can change some little things but not that much. And we are overspending on it.

0gs

truly surprised nobody here is claiming this is a marketing op. it's the same thing as jacob coxon, right?

ck2

1. buy a burner phone with cash 2. sideload Signal 3. find a verified reporter on Bluesky, etc. with public Signal contact info 4. destroy phone thoroughly afterwards, not just screen but chips

sxp

Tl;dr: On Friday, a Google executive responded to the internal discussion about the non-disparagement clause and said that the company would not enforce it for workers who had left the company. “We’ve always encouraged an open dialogue about safety and responsibility,” a Google spokesperson said in an email Tuesday. “Recently, we’ve updated our terms for new hires, which included removing the post-termination aspect of non-disparagement clauses.” The company does not enforce non-disparagement clauses after people leave Google, and it has dedicated, internal channels for workers to escalate concerns to top leaders, the spokesperson said.