Author: James Vincent
Google employees stand outside the company’s London offices during last year’s protests. | Photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty Images
A Google employee who helped lead protests over the company’s work for the military, its handling of AI ethics, and its sexual harassment policies has left the organization.
Meredith Whittaker was a program manager at Google, founder of the company’s Open Research Group, and co-founder of the NYU-affiliated AI Now Institute, which focuses on ethical questions involving artificial intelligence. The new was first reported by Bloomberg, and Google confirmed the departure to The Verge but refused to comment further.
In a blog post, Whittaker said: “The reasons I’m leaving aren’t a mystery. I’m committed to the AI Now Institute, to my AI ethics work, and to organizing for an accountable tech industry — and it’s clear Google isn’t a place...
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A Google employee who helped lead protests over the company’s work for the military, its handling of AI ethics, and its sexual harassment policies has left the organization.
Meredith Whittaker was a program manager at Google, founder of the company’s Open Research Group, and co-founder of the NYU-affiliated AI Now Institute, which focuses on ethical questions involving artificial intelligence. The new was first reported by Bloomberg, and Google confirmed the departure to The Verge but refused to comment further.
In a blog post, Whittaker said: “The reasons I’m leaving aren’t a mystery. I’m committed to the AI Now Institute, to my AI ethics work, and to organizing for an accountable tech industry — and it’s clear Google isn’t a place...
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