Dr. Nasser Mohamed, who runs Osra Medical in San Francisco, has sued Waymo and its parent company for discrimination.

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A gay doctor is suing Waymo and Alphabet, its parent company, claiming “algorithmic discrimination” after he allegedly was flagged by an artificial intelligence program and refused service due to his Middle Eastern background.

Dr. Nasser Mohamed, an internationally recognized LGBTQ activist born in Qatar, downloaded the self-driving car application Waymo in 2023 “but consistently received error messages preventing him from accessing the service,” according to a copy of the civil complaint he filed in San Francisco Superior Court on November 4.

After getting through to customer service, “Waymo Support told Plaintiff they had encounter

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