Google DeepMind engineer resigns in protest of Pentagon contract
On October 21, The Intercept reported that Sofia Liguori, a research engineer at Google DeepMind, resigned in protest. She says she is disturbed by Google's military contracts with the U.S. and Israel. Spokesperson Tom Hewett said Google uses "a consistent process for reviewing and entering these contracts".
NoteThe story is about staff at a model lab. For banks and fintechs that rely on lab models, it is a reminder that a lab's military contracts can be disputed by its own researchers.
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