Google has Updated in silence he Web page For its team responsible for AI and Human (RAI-HCT) technology, the team responsible for conducting research on AI, Justice and Explanability, to scrub the mentions of “diversity” and “equity”.
An earlier version of the page used language as “marginalized communities”, “diverse”, “surrender groups” and “equity” to describe the work of the RAI-HCT team. That language has been eliminated, or in some cases replaced by a less specific writing (for example, “all”, “varied” and “numerous” instead of “diverse”)
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
Date: February 26 – March 6, 2025
Company: @Google
CHANGE: Fantage mentions of diversity and equity from the description of the mission of your team of responsible. pic.twitter.com/i9VVBCHMQ6– The Midas Project Watchtower (@safetychanges) March 8, 2025
The changes, which were seen by Watchdog Group The Midas Project, come after Google eliminated Similar language of its Fundats Funda Startup Subsiders website. The company Said at the beginning of February that would eliminate its diversity hiring objectives and review its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Google is among the many major technology companies that have retreated the initiatives ofi As the Trump administration is aimed at what characterizes as a “illegal” practice. Amazon and Goal The measures ofi in recent months have returned, and OpenAI recently eliminated the mentions of diversity and inclusion of a web page in their Hiring practices. Apple, however, recently delayed against a shareholders proposal To finish your dei programs.
Many of these companies, including Google, have contracts with federal agencies.