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Timnit Gebru’s team at Google is going public with their side of the story

The Verge

They also said the publication review policy that Gebru was supposed to follow was applied “unevenly and discriminatorily.”. Gebru sent an email to the Brain Women and Allies listserv at Google detailing the pushback she’d gotten on the paper. That’s antithetical to what it means to be that kind of researcher.”.

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Two Google engineers quit over firing of ethical AI leader Timnit Gebru

The Verge

In December, Gebru said she was abruptly fired over an email she sent to the Brain Women and Allies listserv. After she went public, 2,695 employees signed an open letter calling on Google to do better. The departures point to an ongoing conflict between Google management and staff.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

The way we engage in public dialogue, coordinate, solve problems—all of it is shifting. " 6 questions to prepare you for a social media crisis – "In social media, the disasters people talk about most are fundamentally crises of public relations. Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world.

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Help Us Help You: Austin-area service opportunities wanted for the 15NTC

NTEN

Skype, Google Hangout, listserv) Virtual opportunities can begin ahead of the conference If you''re a 15NTC attendee looking to volunteer while in Austin, you can sign up for an opportunity here.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologizes for Timnit Gebru controversy but not her firing

The Verge

Last week, Gebru tweeted that the company had abruptly fired her over an email she sent to the Brain and Women Allies listserv. But Gebru’s own team pushed back on this assessment , writing in a blogpost that the publication review policy was applied “unevenly and discriminatorily.” 4 — Timnit Gebru (@timnitGebru) December 9, 2020.

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Google reportedly asked employees to ‘strike a positive tone’ in research paper

The Verge

The search giant’s publication process has been in the spotlight since the firing of AI ethicist Timnit Gebru in early December. Gebru says she was terminated over an email she sent to the Google Brain Women and Allies listserv, an internal group for Google AI research employees.

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Attention #NPdataNerds: Report back from the first-ever Do Good Data Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have always believed that making public more information is good for everyone. To learn more and stay in the loop with Data Analysts for Social Good, you can join the LinkedIn group and subscribe to the listserv. And that’s just one example of how the importance of transparency came up time and again during the event. right here.