El Mahdi El Mhamdi

Senior Research Scientist · Google · 2023

ResignedExplicitly stated

Evidence reviewed July 22, 2026

What happened

Senior research scientist who resigned after Google refused to allow him to publish a paper critical of large AI models' security and privacy vulnerabilities. He cited research censorship, warned that the risks of modern AI "highly exceeded" the benefits, and released the blocked paper through École Polytechnique instead.

Resigned in February 2023; the exact day is not publicly documented.

Ethical AI Research Suppression Lack of Transparency

Sources

In AI race, Microsoft and Google choose speed over caution (NYT syndication)The New York Times

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