Washington Post: UK Google DeepMind staff ask leaders to drop clauses that bar them from warning about AI risks for life
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- 4 November 2026
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Key facts
- Clauses reportedly apply after employees leave (a ‘lifetime ban’ on criticising the company, per the headline)
- Echoes OpenAI’s 2024 equity-clawback controversy and the ‘Right to Warn’ letter
What happened
Paywalled; written from the headline and Techmeme’s summary (“Sources: UK-based Google DeepMind employees urge leaders to drop non-disparagement clauses barring public warnings about AI risks even after they leave Google”). Number of staff, form of the request and Google’s response not verified; fill in when readable.
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