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Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO

The Guardian — Tech · · International · AI Governance

The petition to Sundar Pichai, the CEO, included more than 4,500 signatures and included calls for buyout options Google workers on Thursday delivered a petition calling for layoff protections as tech giants continue to slash their workforces while pouring billions into AI. “Make no mistake: this is a company that is enjoying massive, unprecedented success,” Parul Koul, Google software engineer and Alphabet Workers Union president, said outside the company’s California headquarters after delivering the petition to the office of the CEO, Sundar Pichai’. Koul pointed to Google’s $4tn valuation,…

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