Google executive took part in Sage meeting, tech firm confirms
by Paul Lewis and David Pegg from Science | The Guardian on (#52W4G)
Attendance of Demis Hassabis raises further questions about secretive group advising UK government on Covid-19
Google has confirmed that one of its senior executives participated in the UK government's scientific advisory group on Covid-19, raising further questions about the composition of the secretive committee.
Demis Hassabis, a co-founder of Google's artificial intelligence division, DeepMind, attended a meeting of the scientific advisory group for emergencies (Sage) on 18 March, when the group was considering whether the UK should go into lockdown.
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