Google Walkout executives accuse a culture of retaliation

As wired Stapleton would have heard of his demotion just months after the demonstration. When she addressed the issue of human resources, the environment would have become increasingly hostile. But when she hired a lawyer, her demotion was reversed. In April, Google dissolved its ethics committee on AI and told Whittaker that, to stay within the company, she would have to give up her work on the ethics of the company. IA – including her role at AI Now Institute, a research center she co-founded. at NYU.

In a letter shared on wiredboth activists say that society has a habit of punishing and marginalizing workers. "Google's culture of retaliation too often tends to silence women, people of color and gender minorities," the letter said. To address this problem, Whittaker and Stapleton are organizing a public reprisal meeting that will be broadcast live to other employees on Friday, April 26. At this point, it is too early to tell if another walkout is planned. Anyway, Google employees continue to make their voices heard about their concerns within the company.