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Google of Alphabet Inc. is investigating a member of its ethical AI team and closed the corporate account linked to the person after finding that thousands of files were detected by the server and shared with external accounts, the company said on Wednesday .
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Axios, who for the first time reported the latest investigation into a member of Google’s AI team, said Margaret Mitchell used automated scripts to search her messages to find examples that discriminate against Timnit Gebru, ‘ shows a former employee in the AI team who was fired.
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Gebru, who is black, was a top researcher in AI ethics at Google and was fired in December. While Gebru claimed she was fired for criticizing the diversity efforts in Google’s AI unit, the company disputed that.
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“Our security systems automatically shut down an employee’s corporate account when they find out that the account is compromised due to faith issues or when an automated rule involving the handling of sensitive data has been triggered,” said a Google representative. said a statement.
“We are actively investigating this matter as part of standard procedures to gather additional details.”
Mitchell did not immediately respond to a request for comment on her LinkedIn account.
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Google’s diversity efforts have been questioned by employees and contribute to years of anxiety, including several resignations and layoffs in the AI department, raising doubts as to whether the company’s efforts to limit the potential harm to its services are adequate.
Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar and Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Edited by Arun Koyyur