Google workers reject company's account of AI researcher's exit as anger grows

 By the Guardian - 2020-12-07

Description

Timnit Gebru’s colleagues challenge claims she resigned while more than 1,800 sign petition of solidarity

Summary

  • Timnit Gebru said she was fired from Google after sending an email to an internal group for women.
  • In a statement issued on Friday, Dean reiterated the company’s position that Gebru had resigned and detailed the company’s research and review process, which he said required two weeks.
  • Research integrity can no longer be taken for granted in Google’s corporate research environment, and Dr Gebru’s firing has overthrown a working understanding of what kind of research Google will permit,” the petitioners wrote.
  • ” AI researchers are calling for scientists to stop reviewing Google papers and for academic conferences to stop including research published by the company.
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  2. UX (0.14)
  3. Management (0.09)

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