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Amazon Workers Issue Warning About Company's 'All-Costs-Justified' Approach to AI Development

Over 1,000 Amazon employees have anonymously signed an open letter warning that the company's allegedly "all-costs-justified, warp-speed approach to AI development" could cause "staggering damage to democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth," an internal advocacy group announced on Wednesday. Four members of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice tell WIRED that they began asking workers to sign the letter last month.

Artificial intelligence

fromVulture

1 week ago

Ads Are the Perfect Gateway Drug for Generative AI

Coca-Cola used generative AI for holiday ads, faced backlash over poor visuals and job-loss concerns, and released another AI-made campaign featuring animals.

Video games

fromGameSpot

1 month ago

EA Employees Slam $55 Billion Buyout in Open Letter

EA employees warn the proposed $55 billion sale could trigger mass layoffs, threaten less-profitable studios, and jeopardize thousands of workers' jobs and creative contributions.

New York City

fromwww.amny.com

3 months ago

Self-driving cars begin testing on NYC streets; unions push back on the road ahead | amNewYork

Waymo received NYC's first permit to test autonomous vehicles with safety drivers, operating up to eight vehicles under strict safety, reporting, and cybersecurity rules.

Canada news

fromwww.cbc.ca

5 months ago

Hamilton steelworkers hang onto jobs for now but brace for impact as U.S. doubles industry tariffs | CBC News

Increased U.S. steel tariffs may negatively impact Hamilton's Stelco and its workforce, affecting sales and customer relations.