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Google has silently modified teh website for its Responsible AI and Human Centered Technology (RAI-HCT) group, which is responsible for researching AI safety, fairness, and transparency, to remove references to “diversity” and “equity.”
An earlier version of the webpage included terminology such as “marginalized communities,” “diverse,” “underrepresented groups,” and “equity” to represent the work of the RAI-HCT team. This language has been removed or in some instances replaced with more general terms (e.g., “all,” “various,” and “many” rather of “diverse”).
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Date: feb 26 – March 6, 2025
Company: @Google
Update: removed mentions of diversity and equity from their responsible AI team’s mission description. pic.twitter.com/i9VvBcHMQ6— The Midas Project Watchtower (@SafetyChanges)
March 8, 2025
The modifications were noticed by the watchdog organization The Midas Project after Google had previouslyremoved similar language from its Startups Founders Fund grant webpages. The companyacknowledged in early February that it would eliminate its diversity hiring goals and reassess its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Google is among several major tech companiesthat have scaled back DEI efforts, as the Trump Administration targets what it describes as an “‘illegal’” practice. BothAmazonandMeta have also reduced DEI programs over recent months while OpenAI recently removed references to diversity and inclusion from a page regarding its.. Conversely Apple recently.
many of these corporations including Google hold contracts with federal agencies.
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