Googler who helped lead 2018 walkout is joining the FTC
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Update November 3rd, 3:04PM ET: Meredith Whittaker confirmed Wednesday that she will be joining the Federal Trade Commission as a senior advisor on AI.
Thrilled to confirm the rumors: I will be joining @FTC as a Senior Advisor on AI. I'm humbled and beyond excited to get to work with + learn from @linakhanFTC and her brilliant team.
Our original story about a report that she would be joining the agency follows below.
Former Google employee Meredith Whittaker could soon be working at the Federal Trade Commission as an AI policy advisor, according to a report by The Information. Whittaker may be best known for helping to organize a 2018 walkout at Google, where 20,000 employees...
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