Google experienced an intense employee backlash after it announced its new AI ethics council.
Google announced an ethics board last week that would monitor the firm's use of artificial intelligence. It has already been canned.
An AI expert, Joanna Bryson, who was a member of the now-dead AI ethics board has criticised the company on Twitter and to the press for"pulling the plug rather than defend themselves."Kay Coles James, who heads up a right-wing think tank, being appointed. Over a thousand Googlers petitioned to have her removed over previous anti-LGBTQ and anti-immigrant statements.
A member of Google's now-defunct AI ethics board has railed against the company for killing off the project., it came under intense pressure over the appointment of member Kay Coles James., saying she has a record of anti-LGBTQ and anti-immigrant rhetoric and so including her on the board,"significantly undermines Google's position on AI ethics and fairness."
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