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I wrote here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39527156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39527156 > I said they didn't want to be racist, what they hav
by browningstreet 3y ago
I wrote here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39527156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39527156
> I said they didn't want to be racist, what they haven't yet figured out is: 1) how to not be racist, while aligning with 2) how to be anti-racist.
> They've also confused "racial" with "racist".
Just because "people" want a thing doesn't mean the outcomes will be acceptable. Google is supposed to be excellent at figuring out this gap, with SMEs and product managers.
And to add to all this, it feels like an undesirable extension of the "ethical AI team" debacles (search for Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell) of a couple of years ago. They haven't solved this internal conundrum yet, and the current example seemed like an easy one to foresee.
- cmcaleer 3y agoIt was easy to foresee, for sure. Was it easy to mention in meetings? Especially if you weren't from a minority background.
- browningstreet 3y agoThat culture demerit is worth.. oh, say.. $90B then. Esp for the Dirs, VPs+, and their awards.