Wow, the interview done by @ozoned on @firesidefedi with @timnitGebru is so amazing! You need to listen to it. video.firesidefedi.live/w/ttu29pxU9Dw2BRSncWf2Dp
#Podcasting #PodcastingChannel #Google #Research #CorporatePolitics #IStandWithTimnit
Good uses of HR to block publication: a fricking Playboy spread about the @GoogleAI team because it creates a hostile working environment... except, oops, the HR team didn't block that or penalize the male executives who crowed about it. #IStandWithTimnit https://t.co/8P47V2oGMi
This is literally the research direction that @timnitGebru was fired for in an attempt to suppress it. #SREcon #IStandWithTimnit https://twitter.com/0kbolo/status/1336049743940571136
As more info about the paper leaks, it becomes clear that in no way was @timnitGebru's research sloppy, sensational, or irresponsible; it just came to conclusions that Google leadership wanted to suppress because of inconvenience to the company. #IStandWithTimnit
"A draft obtained by VentureBeat discusses risks associated with deploying large language models including their carbon footprint and their tendency to perpetuate abusive language, hate speech, and other dehumanizing language."
https://t.co/yMSXFAsxTm #IStandWithTimnit
This is the most coherent explanation that I've seen for laypeople about what happened to @timnitGebru and why it matters. If you read one article today about why #IStandWithTimnit, read this one. https://twitter.com/WIRED/status/1334676852871467009
pubapprove "approved" means approved.
This is the same kind of procedural BS they pulled on @computerfemme. "despite following the process in place at the time, you didn't follow the calvinball process we literally just made up" #IStandWithTimnit #BelieveBlackWomen
