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I know at least one Googler who really will quit if Google continues to contribute to drone warfare research. Yes, they like the high paychecks, five-star meal
by magneticnorth 9y ago
I know at least one Googler who really will quit if Google continues to contribute to drone warfare research.
Yes, they like the high paychecks, five-star meals and massages, but the market for ML and AI experts is very strong right now. The high paycheck can be matched elsewhere, and the benefits of not contributing to drone warfare research are worth spending a bit of that money on food and massages.
But as I said, I only know of one for sure. Whether or not there are enough to sway Google is yet to be seen.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoThis is good to hear, even in a single-person capacity.
- stevehawk 9y agoSince Google isn't going to stop this work, I'd love to hear when this person actually leaves.
- geodel 9y agoI would be more interested if 10% of petitioners leave. Single accomplished person can easily move defending their moral position.
- geodel 9y agoRespect to that one Googler. But are those 3000 in the category of experts which would hurt Google if they leave. I am doubtful that paycheck can be match elsewhere in companies which are more morally upright than Google. However if it is single issue protest about military but acts regarding user data usage, financial, environmental or other type of dodgy behavior is okay then these people can definitely move on to different employers.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoAny three thousand people leaving would be a huge hit. There's massive retraining costs and inefficiencies with lost knowledge, even if you could extremely quickly hire 3,000 qualified replacements above their existing hiring rate. The article does suggest some very senior names are signatories, but obviously doesn't disclose who.