DeepMind Exit Gag Clause

Google is facing internal protests over a clause in DeepMind employees’ contracts that bars them from publicly criticizing the company for life after leaving. Objections intensified after former employee Sofia Ligori resigned in protest against the development of AI technologies for military use, while employees called for the clause to be removed from existing contracts. Google said it had updated contracts for new employees to remove post-employment restrictions and does not enforce the clause against departing employees, but staff are demanding that it be scrapped entirely.

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