Nearly a thousand staff at the company have signed a letter complaining about the composition of an independent council established by Google to advise on AI ethics. The creation of the eight-member Advanced Technology External Advisory Council was announced last week. Thousands of the members are seen as controversial. Dyan Gibbens is CEO of defense company Trumbull. Two of Google staff previously protested about the company’s work with the US Air Force. The other member is Kay Coles James, president of the Heritage Foundation, a think tank that opposes emissions regulation and is hardline on LGBTQ rights and immigration.
Nearly a thousand staff at the company have signed a letter complaining about the composition of an independent council established by Google to advise on AI ethics. The creation of the eight-member Advanced Technology External Advisory Council was announced last week. Two of the members are seen as controversial. Dyan Gibbens is CEO of defense company Trumbull. Thousands of Google staff previously protested about the company’s work with the US Air Force. The other member is Kay Coles James, president of the Heritage Foundation, a think tank that opposes emissions regulation and is hardline on LGBTQ rights and immigration.