… It’s also the leading driver of an employee unionization effort at Meta’s UK offices. “The workplace surveillance and training AI models is the number one thing,” says Eleanor Payne, a representative of United Tech and Allied Workers, which is helping organize Meta employees. …
In a letter addressed to Google’s managing director for the UK and Ireland, Debbie Weinstein, the workers asked the company to recognize the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union as joint representatives for DeepMind employees. “Fundamentally, the push for unionization is about holding Go… …
… Anti-surveillance activists say the city has used the events to nab more funding and expand its surveillance efforts, including by installing more ALPRs. …
… Employees also have been frustrated by being “drafted” onto a new AI team without any choice and the rollout of surveillance software that tracks US workers’ laptop use to train AI models. …
… Employees who were forced to conduct the surveillance were often uncomfortable, since they believed it to be a clear act of profiling, according to the first former staffer. "She posed no threat," added a second former employee. …
… Some of the world’s largest tech companies such as Meta, Microsoft, and Alphabet have sponsored RightsCon or sent employees to participate in it. …
… The unrest inside the AI team is part of a broader downward swing in morale at Meta in the wake of mass layoffs, worker surveillance, and other concerns among employees. …
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… The employees signed in a personal capacity and don’t represent the views of their companies, according to the brief. …
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