10 Questions
What led Liz O'Sullivan to resign from Clarifai?
She discovered the company's involvement in Project Maven
What are tech employees pushing for?
More control over how their work is used
What did Amazon and Microsoft workers demand?
The companies stop providing services to Palantir
What did Google workers protest?
The way their company treats sexual misconduct cases
What have workers at Salesforce, Microsoft, and Google protested?
Their companies' ties to US Customs and Border Protection, ICE, and the military
In what area is the movement for change especially strong?
The San Francisco Bay Area
What changes have companies made in response to employee concerns?
Paying contract workers better and donating money to research homelessness
What do some tech workers argue about the companies' efforts?
That they fall short
What is Project Maven?
A US military program
What is Palantir?
A company that provides technology to federal government agencies including ICE and the US Army
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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