CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: After retreating from their workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs, tech companies could now face a second reckoning over their DEI work in AI products.
In the White House and the Republican-led Congress, "woke AI” has replaced harmful algorithmic discrimination as a problem that needs fixing. Past efforts to "advance equity” in AI development and curb the production of "harmful and biased outputs” are a target of investigation, according to subpoenas sent to Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and 10 other tech companies last month by the House Judiciary Committee.
