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2023-03-16 12:59:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8D2DEA25306B66AC36E5C1A1E42CDDF2511F2126E747FC1F77C631BE0273423B
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Additional information to clarify: Microsoft laid off the Ethics and Society team and maintains an active Office of Responsible AI. A 2022 reorganization transferred most of the team to other departments. The remaining roughly 7 employees were laid off via zoom March 6, 2023. https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/13/microsoft-lays-off-an-ethical-ai-team-as-it-doubles-down-on-openai/
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