Referring to her own experience, Whittaker writes in the letter that Google told her that her role would be changing "dramatically" after it disbanded its external AI ethics council. She adds that the search giant has asked her to stop working on AI ethics and to abandon her work at New York University's AI Now Institute, which she cofounded. We are among them and here is what’s happening to us:MeredithJust after Google announced that it would disband its AI ethics council, I was informed my role would be changed dramatically. I have worked on issues of AI ethics and bias for years, and am one of the people who helped shape the field looking at these problems. I have also taken risks to push for a more ethical Google, even when this is less profitable or convenient.

Source: Forbes April 23, 2019 09:42 UTC