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Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting (www.theguardian.com)

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Google’s executives gave details on Wednesday on how the tech giant will sunset its diversity initiatives and defended dropping its pledge against building artificial intelligence for weaponry and surveillance in an all-staff meeting.

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[–] lath@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago (3 children)

"We want a total fucking dystopia where we're your absolute overlords and you scrape the dirt underneath our toenails for sustenance."

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The crazy thing is that study after study after study shows that treating your workers well nets you way more profit. It doesn't make any sense to screw over your labor class.

Idiots don't realize that investing in your human resources always nets a profit. Every all of the time

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Oh it's simple "we've hired too many employees. Instead of laying people off we'll treat everyone like shit until enough people leave to meet our goals".

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But the math says that treating those employees well will still get you more money.

The problem is that it won't necessarily happen this quarter.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's all about motivations. Are they motivated first by the performance of the business, or by class warfare? Only the latter adequately explains observed behavior.

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

None of the executives are motivated first by class warfare. They're motivated by short term share value increases - which invariably causes the kind of pains which pushes everyone towards class warfare, IMO.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Some, not all. CEOs are people (sorta) with their own flaws and prejudices. Elon is, I believe, a clear example of a billionaire putting class warfare first. That would match his behavior perfectly.

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Good point and poignant counterexample, i admit

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

we've ~~hired too many employees.~~ made it a policy to strategically remove talent availability from our competitors and now we're arse deep in staff.

Personally i'd like them to drown in talent that gets to pull down a paycheque for doing fuck all. Actions, consequences, github wins in the end

[–] sturlabragason@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

That is incredibly accurate.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Toenail dirt??? We're eating good tonight!