Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over US and Israel’s AI use
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Google DeepMind has agreed to hold formal talks with two UK labor unions.
Google DeepMind 已同意與兩家英國勞工工會舉行正式會談。
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Several hundred workers at the company's London headquarters recently voted to form a union.
該公司倫敦總部的數百名員工最近投票決定成立工會。
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Workers' concerns have been growing about how the US and Israeli governments use DeepMind's artificial intelligence technology for defense and intelligence purposes.
工人們對於美國和以色列政府如何將 DeepMind 的人工智慧技術用於國防和情報用途的擔憂日益增加。
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The talks will take place at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, which is known as Acas.
會談將在諮詢、調解與仲裁服務處舉行，該機構被稱為 Acas。
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Google DeepMind is led by Nobel prize winner Demis Hassabis.
Google DeepMind 由諾貝爾獎得主德米斯·哈薩比斯領導。
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The company refused to recognize the unions immediately for collective bargaining.
該公司拒絕立即承認工會以進行集體談判。
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However, it told employees that the Acas discussions may lead to a formal vote in a few months.
然而，它告訴員工，Acas 的討論可能會在幾個月內導致正式投票。
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Google is also facing a legal challenge from a DeepMind AI researcher of Palestinian heritage.
Google 也正面臨一位具有巴勒斯坦血統的 DeepMind AI 研究員所提出的法律挑戰。
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The researcher claims that he was wrongfully dismissed after he protested against the company's work for the Israeli government.
該研究員聲稱，在他抗議公司為以色列政府工作後，他被不當解僱了。
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Google disputes his account of what happened.
Google 駁斥他對所發生之事的說法。
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The researcher is a member of the United Tech and Allied Workers' Union.
該研究員是聯合科技與盟軍工人工會的成員。
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Israeli officials have credited Google's cloud computing technology with helping the military during the Gaza conflict.
以色列官員將幫助軍隊的功勞歸於 Google 的雲端運算技術，特別是在加薩衝突期間。
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Hundreds of workers have signed petitions because they are worried about how the defense technology is being used.
數百名員工已經簽署了請願書，因為他們擔心國防技術正被如何使用。
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These events represent a significant moment for AI ethics in the technology industry.
這些事件代表了科技產業中人工智慧倫理的一個重要時刻。
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The outcome of these union talks could affect how government use of AI is handled in the future.
這些工會談判的結果可能會影響未來政府如何處理人工智慧的使用。