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Wait, only now you realised that the “do no evil” meant jack shit?

How blind and ignorant really are you?

Let me attempt to save you from another horrifying realisation: it has hardly anything do with who’s in the office right now.

The horrors and evil will persist.

by cloudie78

The virtue signaling is too much on this article. It could have been a well-written piece, but they had to make it about moral grandstanding.

by 1-6

I'll always support someone taking a personal stand about what they can or cannot do. Ethical issues always invite the most criticism but my experience is that it's rare for anyone to really give anything up for their ethics (this person likely has money saved up and will land on their feet but even this situation is more than most people would do).

by tdb7893

However way people that are deep into the cog wake up I support it. Once the truth was seen you didn't bend and stood by your principles, it must have been very challenging to navigate that from the inside with your entire identity tied to and associated to the thing you ended up growing out from. Appreciate you, welcome to your new life. May you find peace and continue to do good work next.

by hmokiguess

Very long to read, but highly principled. I feel his desperation. Powerful people can too easily do little, and ignore their consciences. I appreciate he named those he spoke to; it came across as fair, and makes them accountable for what they did or did not do.

by vintagedave

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  • painfully entitled and arrogant
    by gyanchawdhary
  • more comments at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925271
    by fragmede
  • Wait, only now you realised that the “do no evil” meant jack shit?

    How blind and ignorant really are you?

    Let me attempt to save you from another horrifying realisation: it has hardly anything do with who’s in the office right now.

    The horrors and evil will persist.

    by cloudie78
  • The virtue signaling is too much on this article. It could have been a well-written piece, but they had to make it about moral grandstanding.
    by 1-6
  • Primary source: https://turntrout.com/why-i-left-google-deepmind
    by aleph_minus_one
  • I'll always support someone taking a personal stand about what they can or cannot do. Ethical issues always invite the most criticism but my experience is that it's rare for anyone to really give anything up for their ethics (this person likely has money saved up and will land on their feet but even this situation is more than most people would do).
    by tdb7893
  • However way people that are deep into the cog wake up I support it. Once the truth was seen you didn't bend and stood by your principles, it must have been very challenging to navigate that from the inside with your entire identity tied to and associated to the thing you ended up growing out from. Appreciate you, welcome to your new life. May you find peace and continue to do good work next.
    by hmokiguess
  • Very long to read, but highly principled. I feel his desperation. Powerful people can too easily do little, and ignore their consciences. I appreciate he named those he spoke to; it came across as fair, and makes them accountable for what they did or did not do.
    by vintagedave