{"id":1410264,"date":"2022-03-30T13:45:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410264"},"modified":"2022-03-30T13:45:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:45:09","slug":"woke-googles-deepmind-ai-company-accused-of-mishandling-sexual-misconduct-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-googles-deepmind-ai-company-accused-of-mishandling-sexual-misconduct-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke Google&#039;s DeepMind AI Company Accused of Mishandling Sexual Misconduct Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoke-googles-deepmind-ai-company-accused-of-mishandling-sexual-misconduct-allegations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">DeepMind, the AI group owned by woke giant Google, has been accused of mishandling multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Financial Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/928c5a91-baaa-41f2-b922-a07c74704e47\">reports<\/a>\u00a0that a former DeepMind employee has accused the Google-owned artificial intelligence firm of mishandling multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. A female member of staff, referred to as Julia to protect her identity, claimed that in December 2019, a senior researcher at the London AI research firm sexually assaulted her twice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_13603277\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2020\/06\/GettyImages-464948952.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by LLUIS GENE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Julia alleges that the same senior researcher threatened suicide and alluded to past instances of rape. DeepMind employs more than 1,000 people and is considered one of the world\u2019s most respected AI research firms. The company said that Julia\u2019s\u00a0\u201callegations were investigated thoroughly, and the individual who was investigated for misconduct was dismissed without any severance payments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to her former colleagues, Julia argued that there are major flaws in how grievances including hers are handled by DeepMind. Julia and two former DeepMind employees allege that the company prioritizes the protection of its reputation and top talent over the safety of potential victims.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>DeepMind alleges that it takes all allegations extremely seriously and \u201cexpects everyone \u2014 regardless of their role or seniority \u2014 to behave in a way that lives up to our values.\u201d DeepMind alleges that following Julia\u2019s complaints that it made several changes to its workplace policies.<\/p>\n<p>Julia emailed a six-page confessional document by the researcher that assaulted her, written in the third person on August 18th, 2019, in which the researcher detailed suicidal tendencies, reference to the rape of unconscious women, and sex addiction.<\/p>\n<p>In an email to senior company leadership in August 2019, Julia stated:\u00a0\u201cAccording to your own findings, I was subjected to sexual harassment, assault and abuse\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009I will never be the same person. I have spent almost the entire last year fearing for my safety. There is absolutely\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009no reason why the investigation was so dysfunctional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The case was finally resolved seven months after the complaint was filed in July 2020. The researcher was not dismissed from the company until September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/928c5a91-baaa-41f2-b922-a07c74704e47\"><em>Financial Times<\/em> here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter\u00a0<\/i><i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lucasnolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@LucasNolan<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><i>or contact via secure email at the address\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:lucasnolan@protonmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">lucasnolan@protonmail.com<\/a><\/i><i><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeepMind, the AI group owned by woke giant Google, has been accused of mishandling multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. 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