Companies that want to have a say in artificial intelligence research, pushing the limits to keep their talented employees in their hands. Google is one of the most remarkable steps among these companies. Some employees within Deepmind are paid salaries without giving jobs to not pass to competitors. This one -year waiting process brings many questions.
This application is carried out through non -competitive agreements. In the UK -based structure of Deepmind, these contracts can still be legally implemented. The Federal Commercial Commission in the US (FTC) greatly banned such agreements last year. But the legal gap in the UK relaxes Google’s hand.
Google annoyed Microsoft with this application
According to Business Insider, such contracts create a significant source of stress for employees. Particularly considering the rapid development in the sector, one -year waiting is seen as a loss for many researchers. Even if the salary is paid, staying away from technological progress makes employees uneasy. This has negative effects on professional motivation.
The process has started to cause discomfort in the internal dynamics of the company. Microsoft’s Vice President of Artificial Intelligence Mustafa Suleyman’s statements on social media reveal this discomfort. He says that Deepmind employees reach him and ask how to get rid of these contracts. He even says that some employees are forced to switch to other companies in order to get promoted.
Suleyman clearly criticizes such contracts and describes them as “power abuse .. It finds particularly problematic for American companies operating in Europe to use such applications. Deepmind is also reported to have some senior executives against these practices. These names include Koray Kavukcuoğlu and Douglas Eck.
However, no clear explanation was made from the Google front. While TechCrunch’s request for comment was not responded, Business Insider said that this practice was carried out “selectively”. It was not explained in which position employees were in this scope. This brings about transparency discussions.
In an environment where talent competition in the sector is so harder, it is not surprising that companies turn to such methods. However, these applications make the employee career plans difficult. In particular, not being able to participate in high -paced research projects can slow down the professional development of experts. This can indirectly interrupt the spread of sectoral innovations.
In addition, regulatory institutions in Europe closely monitor these applications. The possibility of further control of contracts limiting labor mobility is on the agenda. In addition to all these, waiting for experts in a rapidly evolving area, such as artificial intelligence, may cause long -term efficiency problems. Companies are expected to develop solutions that will increase not only protection -oriented, but also to increase productivity.
Although Google describes this method as “selective ,, its impact on employees seems quite common. It is closely watched whether other major players in the sector will adopt similar methods. On the other hand, these developments bring the discussion of employee rights again. It is clear that technology companies should develop more transparent and sustainable approaches in long -term human resources strategies.