#Timnit

Dr. Anna Jobin

annajobin

If a company cannot even pretend to care about its internal "Ethical AI" co-leader, how much do you think they care about the rest of us?In the wake of Google's

celestekidd

celestekidd

Here's my 3-minute opening statement from #AIDebate2 [as a thread]. My lab @BerkeleyPsych studies how humans form beliefs and build knowledge in the world. In particular, we focus on how

Rachel Thomas

math_rachel

I have long admired @timnitGebru for her brilliance, moral courage, clear voice in speaking up for what is right, & influential scholarship. It is truly terrible that Google would do

Soju Hokari

SojuHokari

I’ve been thinking a lot about the supposed “apology” @sundarpichai gave to @timnitGebru because it is a perfect example of the harm that a non-apology can cause.https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/9/22165983/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-apo

Kyle Bogosian 💡

KyleBogosian

An AI diversity/ethics researcher/activist was fired after threatening to resign from Google during a spat over a paper she was writing. I won't discuss the drama and the paper hasn't

Emily M. Bender

emilymbender

I’ve picked up a bunch of new followers in the past few days, and I suspect many of you are here because you’re interested in what I might have to

Roel Dobbe

roeldobbe

"Google is most likely renting [Deepmind] its TPUs [computational infrastructure] at a discount"Energy devouring AI-infrastructure hidden in another Alphabet business unit. And while they argue it's all green energy, there

Anna Gifty is on IG and says #SACE2021

itsafronomics

Let me tell how bad this is: Dr. @timnitGebru is probably one of THE MOST prominent Black women in AI and in SilIcon Valley. The same Silicon Valley where Black

Dr. Chrystal Starbird will get Vaccinated

drstarbird

I wish I could start this morning with another happy tweet about science. Instead, a thread:Start listening to Black people in your workplace! It’s become obvious to me that even

mathfrak{Michael "Shapes Dude" Betancourt}

betanalpha

During Timnit's excellent talk (which you can watch below) the question of whether or not the process of statistical inference, and indeed a scientific method, can be objective and I

Dr. Alex Hanna

alexhanna

It turns out the Ethical AI team was the last to know about a massive reorganization, which was prompted by our advocacy. This was not communicated with us at all,

Marco Rogers

polotek

You can learn a lot by really examining what is happening with Timnit Gebru. Both how she was used to bolster Google's brand and credibility and how she was ultimately

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WellsLucasSanto

This is happening now!!! With @/timnitGebru @/mer__edith @/safiyanoble @/adrienneandgo @/cmcilwain and @/alexhanna. I know this panel is gonna be so good, I'm debating if I wanna do a tweet thread

Travis LaCroix

TravisLacroix

Some thoughts on the recent @NewYorker article, 'Who should stop unethical AI?' [a thread!]https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/who-should-stop-unethical-ai First, @luke_stark has an excellent thread that highlights s

Luke Stark

luke_stark

The New Yorker has a big piece on AI ethics out today (quoting lots of great folks) -- but with an overall framing that doesn't sit well with me, and

Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH

usnehal

What allies need to learn, and I’m not saying this was easy for me and I’m sure I still mess up, is that the most historically harmed populations do not

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