Microsoft this month laid off its whole initial team that oversaw the ethics associated with the company artificial intelligence AI software development efforts. Reporters at Platformer , focused on Silicon Valley news, broke the story, which can be read here . The ethics and society team, part of Microsoft AI efforts, had about 30 employees back in 2020, which consisted of engineers, designers and philosophers. As part of Microsoft cutback effort, that team was dispersed across Microsoft. The...
