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> The Ethiopian-born computer scientist lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI. I am glad they included that at the start of the articl

> The Ethiopian-born computer scientist lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI. I am glad they included that at the start of the article so I know to completely skip reading it!

ggm 3y ago
You're doing yourself no favours. Even if you disagree with her you should inform yourself of her line of reasoning. I think the guardian article is a reasonable write up of the issues.
- curiousgal 3y ago
  I don't disagree with her. My gripe is wit the the article itself. If the reporter openly misrepresents (read lies) about obvious facts, I don't see how their take on more nuanced issues would be..nuanced and unbiased. She quit/was fired for submitting a paper without following company procedure. Saying she lost her job after pointing out AI ethics issues paints a completely different picture and is not productive at all.
  - ggm 3y ago
    Sorry, it wasn't clear from your statement you had access to information which invalidated the article. Could you be explicit what they got wrong please?
    - curiousgal 3y ago
      I edited my comment with more details.
- prepend 3y ago
  > lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI. I think that this is a simplistic and incorrect summary of why she no longer works for Google. It would be as accurate as if the article started with “lost her job after violating Google’s publishing clearance procedures and sending out inaccurate and accusatory emails to internal listservs”
- surgical_fire 3y ago
  I read the article. While it does mention the keywords promised on the title, it's also very long winded as it recounts many of her personal life experiences. Honestly, a very boring read. Brings nothing new to the discussion, and at times feels just shy on gushing about the subject matter. As for her being fired from Google... Google being Google, thet're probably in the wrong. But it is not surprisingly in the slightest that this sort of activist employee ends up being sacked when they start to be troublesome in their activism. Hell, I wonder why Google even hired her in the first place. My guess is that they hoped that by receiving a paycheck, she would be neutered.
- rg111 3y ago
  Her life's biggest highlight is being sacked by Google whom she had given an ultimatum which to me was unfair.

ggm 3y ago

You're doing yourself no favours. Even if you disagree with her you should inform yourself of her line of reasoning. I think the guardian article is a reasonable write up of the issues.

curiousgal 3y ago
I don't disagree with her. My gripe is wit the the article itself. If the reporter openly misrepresents (read lies) about obvious facts, I don't see how their take on more nuanced issues would be..nuanced and unbiased. She quit/was fired for submitting a paper without following company procedure. Saying she lost her job after pointing out AI ethics issues paints a completely different picture and is not productive at all.
- ggm 3y ago
  Sorry, it wasn't clear from your statement you had access to information which invalidated the article. Could you be explicit what they got wrong please?
  - curiousgal 3y ago
    I edited my comment with more details.
prepend 3y ago
> lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI. I think that this is a simplistic and incorrect summary of why she no longer works for Google. It would be as accurate as if the article started with “lost her job after violating Google’s publishing clearance procedures and sending out inaccurate and accusatory emails to internal listservs”
surgical_fire 3y ago
I read the article. While it does mention the keywords promised on the title, it's also very long winded as it recounts many of her personal life experiences. Honestly, a very boring read. Brings nothing new to the discussion, and at times feels just shy on gushing about the subject matter. As for her being fired from Google... Google being Google, thet're probably in the wrong. But it is not surprisingly in the slightest that this sort of activist employee ends up being sacked when they start to be troublesome in their activism. Hell, I wonder why Google even hired her in the first place. My guess is that they hoped that by receiving a paycheck, she would be neutered.
rg111 3y ago
Her life's biggest highlight is being sacked by Google whom she had given an ultimatum which to me was unfair.