Technology corporation, Microsoft, has cut off its ethics and society team that supervised the innovation of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
According to Platformer, Microsoft’s decision of laying off its ethics and society team is due to the recent layoffs which have in turn affected 10,000 staff of the company.
The recent layoff of the AI team at Microsoft has left the company with no team to oversee its AI services.
The company in a statement said “Microsoft is committed to developing AI products and experiences safely and responsibly, and does so by investing in people, processes, and partnerships that prioritize this.”
The company also added that “Over the past six years we have increased the number of people across our product teams and within the Office of Responsible AI who, along with all of us at Microsoft, are accountable for ensuring we put our AI principles into practice. […] We appreciate the trailblazing work the Ethics & Society did to help us on our ongoing responsible AI journey.”
Speaking on the laying off of the ethics and society team, former and current employees of Microsoft said the role which the team played in showcasing the company’s products was a “critical role”.
