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"Timnit responded with an email requiring that a number of conditions be met in order for her to continue working at Google, including revealing the identities
by mkolodny 6y ago
"Timnit responded with an email requiring that a number of conditions be met in order for her to continue working at Google, including revealing the identities of every person who Megan and I had spoken to and consulted as part of the review of the paper and the exact feedback. Timnit wrote that if we didn’t meet these demands, she would leave Google and work on an end date."
We don't know the full list of demands, but Jeff Dean shared one demand that people may find unreasonable. Other demands may have been much more reasonable, but those weren't shared.
- Andraia 6y ago> We don't know the full list of demands Timnit is far from silent. She could share them if she wanted to. She appears to think that that would hurt rather than help her.
- rbanffy 6y agoConsidering she says she made a list of issues she'd like fixed and that she'd discuss it when she came back from PTO without ever mentioning resignation and that was answered with a "we accept your resignation" passed on to her reports, I believe she has legal representation. The financial implications of her resigning vs her being fired are probably significant. In Google's place I'd probably negotiate an agreement with a non-disparagement clause. She'd be compensated and everyone would save face. And we'd never be discussing this. She could take other research roles and advance the state of AI in peace.
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- njanirudh 6y agoImo people like her make the research environment hostile than actually moving the field forward. People with logical mindframe leaders are required for such tasks not emotional twitter whining sjw.
- sidibe 6y agoI don't think more demands can make a set of demands less unreasonable unless it's an either-or type list of demands.