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Facebook disbands its team responsible for detecting “potential harm to society”

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Target, matrix facebookdisbanded the Responsible Innovation team, a group that was responsible for eliminating “potential harm to society”.

This is reported Wall Street Magazine and points out that, despite the seriousness, most of the members of the division were transferred to other groups in the company.

Why was this Meta unit disbanded?

The Responsible Innovation Team was first formed “a few years ago,” according to a blog post written by Margaret Stewart of Target, vice president facebook who led the team in 2021.

The team consisted of engineers and individuals with experience in civil rights and ethics and advised the company’s product teams on “potential harm across a wide range of societal issues and dilemmas.” Its director Zvika Krieger left the company at the beginning of the year.

representative Target he told the publication that the company was “committed to the goals of the team” but did not give a reason for the change in strategy.

changes in the company

The Responsible Innovation team is not the only team that has recently been reorganized.

At the beginning of the second trimester, Target reorganized its AI team, including integrating the Responsible AI team into its social impact team.

The company also sought to cut costs as its revenues fell for the first time in its history. Target he also canceled some projects at his virtual reality lab and slowed down recruitment for the company.

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