Google moves DeepMind AI responsibility team to global affairs unit
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According to an internal email reported by the Wall Street Journal, Google is transferring DeepMind's approximately 90-person AI responsibility team, which focuses on risks and societal impact of AI, to its global affairs unit. Researchers have expressed concerns that this move could affect their independence and ability to detect threats from the newest AI models.
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Erin Woo / Wall Street Journal : Internal email: Google is moving DeepMind's ~90-person “AI responsibility” team, focused on the risks and societal impact of AI, to Google's global affairs unit — Researchers have raised concerns about the change's effect on their independence and ability to detect threats from newest models
