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A Military Contract Tests Google's Open Culture

2021/3/16
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Chewy Shaw
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Fei-Fei Li
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Jeff Dean
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Kate Conger
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Kent Walker
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Lieutenant General Jack Shanahan
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Liz Fong-Jones
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Meredith Whitaker
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Robert Work
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Sergey Brin
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主持人:本集探讨了Google的开放文化与其与国防部签订的秘密合同Project Maven之间的冲突,以及由此引发的员工抗议和公司内部的伦理辩论。该项目旨在利用AI分析军事图像和视频数据,引发了员工对技术被用于伤害他人的担忧,并对Google的'不作恶'原则提出了质疑。 Chewy Shaw:Google的企业文化一直以开放透明著称,员工可以自由地获取信息并参与到公司的决策中。然而,Maven项目的秘密性质与这种文化相冲突,引发了员工的不满。 Meredith Whitaker:Whitaker作为Google内部的伦理倡导者,在发现Maven项目后,积极组织员工反对,并撰写请愿书,呼吁公司不要参与战争业务。她认为Google应该承担更高的道德责任。 Liz Fong-Jones:Fong-Jones也对Maven项目表示担忧,认为该项目与Google的'不作恶'原则相冲突,并对中东和穆斯林员工造成了负面影响。 Lieutenant General Jack Shanahan:Shanahan作为Maven项目的国防部负责人,解释了该项目的目的是提高军事图像和视频数据的分析效率,并强调AI不会做出杀人的决定。但他承认项目缺乏透明度,导致谣言四起。 Fei-Fei Li:Li的邮件显示Google高管更关注如何避免负面评价,而非Maven项目的伦理问题。 Kent Walker:Walker试图解释Google终止Maven项目的原因,并强调Google仍然愿意与国防部合作,维护国家安全利益。 Jeff Dean:Dean作为Google的AI负责人,阐述了Google的AI原则,强调公司不会参与开发主要用于伤害人类的武器或技术。 Sergey Brin:Brin认为Google参与全球军事合作有助于维护世界和平。 Robert Work:Work认为Google员工与Maven项目领导之间的沟通不够直接,并指出AI技术既可以挽救生命,也可以造成伤害,这构成了一个道德困境。 Kate Conger:Conger作为记者,报道了Google参与Maven项目的消息,并指出Google员工对该项目的沉默反映了他们对公司的信任和期望。 主持人: Google的开放文化在公司规模扩大和政治环境日益两极分化的情况下,面临着严峻的挑战。近年来,越来越多的Google员工感到被排除在公司重大决策之外,这与Google一直以来承诺的开放性相冲突。

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The episode explores the historical culture of openness at Google, highlighting the TGIF meetings and various internal communication tools that fostered a collaborative environment. This culture is contrasted with the current climate where employees feel increasingly excluded from major decisions, leading to a significant loss of trust.

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One of Google’s long points of pride was its open, collaborative, and transparent company culture. But many Googlers feel like that's slipping away. Over our next two episodes, we’ll tell the story of a breakdown of trust inside Google — between management and employees. Starting with a covert contract Google made with the Department of Defense.

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