Former Google Ai Researcher Joins The Ftc As Senior Advisor
For those unaware, Whittaker worked as an AI researcher at Google for 13 years until leaving her post in 2019. She left Google citing differences with the company’s AI ethics work. Whittaker reportedly faced retaliation from Google for speaking out against the company’s contracts with the Department of Defense. As the report by The Information (via) points out, Whittaker said during her exit that Google holds “significant and largely unchecked power” in the field of AI....