GOOGLE ENGINEER SUES OVER PROTEST DISMISSAL
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An AI engineer at Google DeepMind has filed an employment tribunal claim alleging unfair dismissal after protesting the company's work for the Israeli government. The engineer distributed leaflets at the London office criticizing Google's provision of military AI technology.
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