The man in question is thought to be Harvard graduate Steven Scott. Google has suspended a senior artificial intelligence (AI) researcher for alleged sexual misconduct, according to a Bloomberg report.
The man in question is reportedly Steven Scott, who completed a PhD in statistics at Harvard University and joined Google in 2008 after a brief stint in banking.
A person familiar with the matter reportedly told Bloomberg that Scott — an expert in Bayesian statistics — was suspended by Google on Friday.
The reported suspension comes after data scientist Kristian Lum published a blog post last Wednesday saying a man named “S” grabbed her inappropriately at a statistics conference in 2010. She alleged that the same person took advantage of another woman on more than one occasion. Two sources familiar with the situation reportedly told Bloomberg that the man is Steven Scott.
In the post, Lum wrote:
“One night after the conference talks were over, a bunch of conference participants and I went for a swim in the ocean.
Tech: Google reportedly suspended an AI researcher for alleged sexual misconduct (GOOG)
