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If anyone has any doubts that the #AI industry is all about dismantling labour rights, let's consider this: https://www.engadget.com/2225849/google-shuts-down-alphafold/ Google shuts down the #AlphaFold project. One of the most impactful machine learning projects in the sciences is being dismantled despite its immense value. Why? The article doesn't mention it, but it's almost certainly because DeepMind was trying to form a union to protect their rights and oppose Google's military contracts. https://www.wired.com/story/google-deepmind-unionization-talks-are-off-to-a-rocky-start/