Ex-DeepMind Employee Quits Over Military AI
JeffLadish · x · 2026-07-16
This repost/quote discusses the reasons behind former Google DeepMind employee TurnTrout's departure: he stated he resigned because the company broke its founding promises by selling AI to the military without setting limits on "killer robots" or "mass surveillance."
He mentioned trying to stop this for months, only to see influential ethicists and institutions remain silent. The reposter uses this to express admiration for tech employees who stick to their principles, arguing that the classic corporate excuse—"if we don't do it, someone else will"—will eventually be viewed as a severely unethical cop-out.
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