Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has cultivated close ties with the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), having his charitable foundation pay for the salaries of two em…
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has cultivated close ties with the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy , having his charitable foundation pay for the salaries of two employees and maintaining a relationship with President Biden’s top science adviser —after an investigation into claims he bullied and demeaned his staff, according to a new report.
In addition, the charity’s chief innovation officer, Tom Kalil, spent four months at OSTP as an unpaid consultant while on the Schmidt Futures payroll before stepping down amid ethics complaints. Wallace and others on OSTP’s legal team routinely identified potential conflicts of interests related to Schmidt and the foundation over the past year.
The White House rejected the idea that there was anything unusual about the office’s ties to Schmidt, and added that ethical concerns were quickly handled. Schmidt, through his foundation, also funded Schmidt Futures fellowships that paid for some OSTP staffers’ expenses and travel to scientific conferences.
“And yet, OSTP is executing on an aggressive agenda to protect the civil rights of all Americans impacted by algorithmic discrimination in the use of artificial intelligence and automated systems, is working across government to gather data that will help ensure that government delivers services more equitably, and is evaluating the mental health harms caused by social media platforms. We are proud to be defined by our work,” the statement said.
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