Trust is not Governance: DeepMind employee on Pentagon contract and oversight
BlackHC · x · 2026-09-25
DeepMind employee Andreas Kirsch, writing personally as a UTAW union member, argues Google's reported Pentagon contract shows safety culture and leadership trust can't substitute for real governance: independent oversight, transparency, accountability, and protected employee voice. The essay ties into the UTAW@Google campaign on AI principles, military/surveillance uses, moral refusal, and whistleblower protection.
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