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We must have read a different article. > Gebru has said the company wanted to suppress her criticism of its products and its efforts to increase workforce dive

We must have read a different article. > Gebru has said the company wanted to suppress her criticism of its products and its efforts to increase workforce diversity. > Bengio had defended the pair, who co-led a team of about a dozen researching ethical issues related to AI software. From his email: > "how difficult yet important it is to organize a large team of researchers so as to promote long term ambitious research, exploration, rigor, diversity and inclusion"

rahimnathwani 6y ago
"We must have read a different article." No need for sarcasm. This article says that "He did not mention their firings in his farewell note.".
- jjulius 6y ago
  Sure, but perhaps he chose to keep his professional career as free of drama as he could while still quitting because of this. Prospective employers are now more likely to hire him, knowing that he won't be likely to blow things up on his way out. Keep in mind that there's more to the sentence you're quoting... >"Though he did not mention the firings in his farewell note, they influenced his decision to resign, people familiar with the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity."
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  - ryandrake 6y ago
    If I was mildly famous and resigned as a software engineer from Amazon today, the headline might be “Xyz resigns from Amazon amid company’s union-busting efforts.” The headline would be technically the truth, but imply a completely fabricated story.
    - marcinzm 6y ago
      You mean also if managers under you were very publicly fired for union organization without you being in the loop and then had the whole union friendly group moved out from under you? Otherwise you're making straw man arguments.
  - rahimnathwani 6y ago
    "Keep in mind that there's more to the sentence you're quoting..." No, that's a different sentence, that replaced the one I read. The article was edited after I wrote my comment. When I wrote my comment, that sentence said "He did not mention their firings in his farewell note." You can see this original sentence here: https://web.archive.org/web/20210406202729/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-research-bengio/google-ai-scientist-bengio-resigns-after-colleagues-firings-email-idUSKBN2BT2JT https://web.archive.org/web/20210406202729/https://www.reute...
- PeterisP 6y ago
  Well, sure, but the farewell note isn't the only thing he's written or said.

rahimnathwani 6y ago

"We must have read a different article." No need for sarcasm. This article says that "He did not mention their firings in his farewell note.".

jjulius 6y ago
Sure, but perhaps he chose to keep his professional career as free of drama as he could while still quitting because of this. Prospective employers are now more likely to hire him, knowing that he won't be likely to blow things up on his way out. Keep in mind that there's more to the sentence you're quoting... >"Though he did not mention the firings in his farewell note, they influenced his decision to resign, people familiar with the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity."
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- ryandrake 6y ago
  If I was mildly famous and resigned as a software engineer from Amazon today, the headline might be “Xyz resigns from Amazon amid company’s union-busting efforts.” The headline would be technically the truth, but imply a completely fabricated story.
  - marcinzm 6y ago
    You mean also if managers under you were very publicly fired for union organization without you being in the loop and then had the whole union friendly group moved out from under you? Otherwise you're making straw man arguments.
- rahimnathwani 6y ago
  "Keep in mind that there's more to the sentence you're quoting..." No, that's a different sentence, that replaced the one I read. The article was edited after I wrote my comment. When I wrote my comment, that sentence said "He did not mention their firings in his farewell note." You can see this original sentence here: https://web.archive.org/web/20210406202729/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-research-bengio/google-ai-scientist-bengio-resigns-after-colleagues-firings-email-idUSKBN2BT2JT https://web.archive.org/web/20210406202729/https://www.reute...
PeterisP 6y ago
Well, sure, but the farewell note isn't the only thing he's written or said.