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What led Liz O'Sullivan to resign from Clarifai?
What are tech employees pushing for?
What did Amazon and Microsoft workers demand?
What did Google workers protest?
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What have workers at Salesforce, Microsoft, and Google protested?
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In what area is the movement for change especially strong?
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What changes have companies made in response to employee concerns?
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What do some tech workers argue about the companies' efforts?
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What is Project Maven?
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What is Palantir?
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Study Notes
- Liz O'Sullivan resigned from AI company Clarifai after discovering their involvement in Project Maven, a US military program.
- Tech employees are pushing for more control over how their work is used and calling for better working conditions, job security, and higher pay.
- Amazon and Microsoft workers demanded the companies stop providing services to Palantir, which provides technology to federal government agencies including ICE and the US Army.
- Google workers protested the way their company treats sexual misconduct cases and Project Dragonfly, a search engine that would follow China's internet restrictions.
- Workers at Salesforce, Microsoft, and Google have protested their companies' ties to US Customs and Border Protection, ICE, and the military.
- The movement for change is especially strong in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the tech industry has fueled a housing crisis.
- Companies are starting to listen to employee concerns and are making changes such as paying contract workers better and donating money to research homelessness.
- Some tech workers argue that the companies' efforts fall short and that change should come through laws governing these issues.
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