Google trims jobs in trust and safety while others work ‘around the clock’

Google is increasing its reliance on its trust and safety staff, even if it’s doing so with fewer people. — AFP

Alphabet Inc’s Google is laying off a handful of employees on its trust and safety team as part of broader staff cuts, even as it’s asking members of that group to be on standby over the weekend in order to troubleshoot problematic outputs related to its flagship generative AI tool, Gemini.

The cuts in the trust and safety solutions group were confirmed by people with knowledge of the decision who asked not to be identified because Google isn’t publicly disclosing details. Fewer than 10 people will be affected, one of the people said, out of a team of about 250.