There are multiple types of impact. The question is whether it brings value to Google as a corporation, and thus leverage to her as an employee.
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FAANG hires top diverse ethics researchers for good publicity and they demand clout/unreasonable changes that aren't in FAANG's interest and they get kicked resulting in bad publicity.
Unclear which is happening here. I agree it isn't in FAANG interest to hire these people but that misses the point.