In a conversation with German journalist Miriam Meckel, Pichai said AI was one of the most profound things Google was working on, but signaled that there was scope for improvement in the way the company handled internal dissent. Part of the reason you see a lot of debate, I mean, we engage as a company, Pichai said. We are a lot more transparent than most other companies, and so you do see us in the middle of these issues.
Pichai added: But I take it as a sign that we allow for debate to happen around this area, and we need to get better as a company. We are committed to doing so.
He said that those who disliked it could refrain from taking the jab.
Weeratunga said so at a ceremony held at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to receive the first consignment of COVID-19 control vaccines donated by the Government of India.
The first consignment of vaccines was officially handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay.
It was donated to Sri Lanka following a request made by the President to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Developed by the Oxford University in the UK, the AstraZeneca COVISHELD vaccine was manufactured at Serum Institute in Mumbai.
Posted on January 27th, 2021
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In the post, she would be responsible for managing the federal budget and, according to one of Biden’s initial executive orders, doing so in a more equitable manner to support people of color and marginalized groups.
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