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Over one hundred Stanford students walked out of their graduation to protest Google's military contracts
More than one hundred Stanford students left their own graduation ceremony as Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage, in protest against the company's contracts with the U.S. military and the federal immigration agency ICE. Protest organizers Amanda Campos and Eva Jones explain the motivation behind the action.
WHY IT MATTERS
This illustrates growing resistance among young technologists against AI companies entering military and surveillance contracts, and marks a significant shift in the debate about the tech industry's ethical responsibility and role in society.
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