1y ago

Enforced positivity policy at Humane

How to build a DOA product: Humane AI Pin founders banned internal criticism

Apparently a senior SW engineer got fired for questioning readiness of the product, dude must still be chuckling to himself.

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this is a reblog of the NYT story:
Many current and former employees said Mr. Chaudhri and Ms. Bongiorno preferred positivity over criticism, leading them to disregard warnings about the Ai Pin’s poor battery life and power consumption. A senior software engineer was dismissed after raising questions about the product, they said, while others left out of frustration.
https://archive.ph/HcItE
- In January, Humane laid off about 10 employees. A month later, a senior software engineer was let go after she questioned whether the Ai Pin would be ready by April. In a company meeting after the dismissal, Mr. Chaudhri and Ms. Bongiorno said the employee had violated policy by talking negatively about Humane, two attendees said.
  
  Violated policy by talking negatively Hahahahaha Firing someone for that should 100% be illegal.
In January, Humane laid off about 10 employees. A month later, a senior software engineer was let go after she questioned whether the Ai Pin would be ready by April. In a company meeting after the dismissal, Mr. Chaudhri and Ms. Bongiorno said the employee had violated policy by talking negatively about Humane, two attendees said.