Google’s DEI cuts trigger backlash Amid AI investment priorities
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Google has recently removed over 50 organizations associated with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from its list of funded groups. Following the removals, the total number of groups on Google’s funding list now stands at 214. Simultaneously, the company added 101 new organizations to the list. The update was reported by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), a watchdog group that monitors how major tech companies wield power and shape public policy. TTP’s findings are based on the latest publicly available list of organizations that Google’s US Government Affairs and Public Policy team supports. Google’s DEI cuts trigger backlash Amid AI investment priorities The company’s move to axe several groups off its funding list has had “profound” effects on the DEI group, whose numbers are thought to have been sliced by 58 in this latest cut. Officials in the Trump administration previously released an order to government agencies instructing them to root out or curb groups with mission statements that include words like inclusion, racial justice, activism, and equity, as well as women’s issues and diversity. Interestingly, since the 58 groups Google has removed had those words in their mission statements, speculation rose that this could be why they were eliminated. To address these claims, José Castañeda, a representative from Google, commented on the topic of discussion. Castañeda claimed that the reports released are not updated on recent events, as they display a list of 2024’s contributions and have omitted other groups’ contributions at the tech company. In an email, the representative said that the tech giant seeks to support innovation-led organizations globally. Castañeda also noted that those organizations could differ based on where their support would be most effective. Examples of the 58 groups include the African American Community Service Agency. This group initiates projects to empower marginalized communities and…
