DEI MIA in new Meta AI advisory group [Video]

Exec with Responsible AI Institute says it’s ‘problematic’ that founding members are all white males.

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The creation of a new group to advise on AI and technology product strategy by Facebook parent Meta Platforms has been criticized by an executive member of the Responsible AI Institute (RAI) for what on the surface appears to be an acute lack of diversity.

“It was definitely striking, I will say,” said Alyssa Lefaivre Škopac, head of global partnerships and growth with the RAI, of a panel that is made up of four white male entrepreneurs.

“We are hearing a lot of feedback from our community that this is problematic,” she said. “The diversity question is important to be able to make sure that there are no blind spots or areas where bias is not easily identified when you are all coming from the same perspective.”

The Meta Advisory Group, Meta states on its website, is “composed …