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Google hasquietly updatedtheweb pagefor its Responsible AI and Human Centered Technology ( RAI - HCT ) team , the team charge with conducting research into AI safety , fairness , and explainability , to scrub cite of “ diversity ” and “ equity . ”
A late version of the Thomas Nelson Page used lyric such as “ marginalized residential district , ” “ diverse , ” “ underrepresented groups , ” and “ fairness ” to describe the RAI - HCT team ’s piece of work . That speech has been get rid of , or in some cases replaced with less specific choice of words ( e.g. , “ all , ” “ varied , ” and “ legion ” rather than “ divers ” ) .
Google did n’t straightaway respond to a request for comment .
engagement : Feb 26 – March 6 , 2025Company:@GoogleChange : scrub mentions of variety and fairness from the delegation description of their Responsible AI team.pic.twitter.com/i9VvBcHMQ6
— The Midas Project Watchtower ( @SafetyChanges)March 8 , 2025
The changes , which were fleck by guard dog group The Midas Project , come after Googledeletedsimilar lyric from its Startups Founders Fund Cary Grant website . The companysaid in early Februarythat it would egest its diversity hiring aim and review its diverseness , fairness , and inclusion ( DEI ) program .
Google is among the many Big Tech companiesthat have rolled back DEI initiativesas the Trump presidency targets what it characterise as an “ illegal ” practice . AmazonandMetahave walked back DEI measures over the past few months , and OpenAI recently removed mentions of diversity and inclusion from a World Wide Web Thomas Nelson Page on itshiring pattern . Apple , however , recentlypushed back against a shareholder proposalto finish its DEI programs .
Many of these company , admit Google , have contract with federal delegacy .
