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the primary motivation for funding ethical AI work is _public relations_ Exactly. The secondary motivation is the possibility of benefiting from some basic re
by fatbird 6y ago
the primary motivation for funding ethical AI work is _public relations_
Exactly. The secondary motivation is the possibility of benefiting from some basic research. It's ultimately a credibility play, which makes their handling of the whole affair so mind-bogglingly dumb. There would have been no problem at all for Gebru to have presented her supposedly anti-Google paper; zero practical consequence for Google.
- loopz 6y agoOn the contrary: The research paper is evidence of knowingly committing later wrongdoings.
- fatbird 6y agoAs we debate this, Google has been credibibly accused of the most basic and wide-ranging antitrust violations, and whether they actually pay a price for it, assuming the accusations are true, isn't a slam dunk. Knowingly committing ethical violations with AI seems likely pretty low on their list of concerns.
- loopz 6y agoIt is, but to the managers in charge of this part of the organization, they probably want to keep their options and not be cornered by bad PR.