So far my life has been rather extraordinary in that through great underserved luck
1 I have been present at, or nearby to, many of the defining technological advances in computer science, Artificial Intelligence, and robotics, that now in 2021 are starting to dominate our world. I knew and rubbed shoulders
2 with many of the greats, those who founded AI, robotics, and computer science, and the world wide web. My big regret nowadays is that often I have questions for those who have passed on, and I didn’t think to ask them any of these questions, even as I saw them and said hello to them on a daily basis.
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Google hired Timnit Gebru to be an outspoken critic of unethical AI. Then she was fired for it.
Nitasha Tiku, The Washington Post
Dec. 23, 2020
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Timnit Gebru said she was fired by Google after criticizing its approach to minority hiring and the biases built into today’s artificial intelligence systems.Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch
Two months ago, Google promoted Timnit Gebru, co-lead of a group focused on ethical artificial intelligence, after she earned a high score on her annual employee appraisal. Gebru is one of the most high-profile Black women in her field and a powerful voice in the new field of ethical AI, which seeks to identity issues around bias, fairness, and responsibility.
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