36 hours after @timnitGebru went public with her departure from Google, here is the company's first (carefully-lawyered) public comment. You can see from the replies that it's not being received well. https://t.co/k5Vu0Zo8vT

— Daisuke Wakabayashi (@daiwaka) December 4, 2020

You already f*cked up by saying she resigned lol anything else you post is completely irrelevant. https://t.co/kQW4dX4nb8

— Pariss Athena?Founder of Black Tech Pipeline (@ParissAthena) December 4, 2020

[tweet!] 15 yard penalty on Google for unsportsmanlike conduct. Once known for innovative HR, Google has gone full-on Charles Dickens. https://t.co/guyWSW3uWL

— Roger McNamee (@Moonalice) December 5, 2020

I have long admired @timnitGebru for her brilliance, moral courage, clear voice in speaking up for what is right, & influential scholarship. It is truly terrible that Google would do this.

In this thread, I want to share some of Timnit's work I lovehttps://t.co/9hi0f9nCe0

— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) December 3, 2020

“In summary, we advocate for an approach to research that centers the people who stand to be affected by the resulting technology, with a broad view on the possible ways that technology can affect people," the paper reads.https://t.co/kx1FpvplV3

— Khari Johnson (@kharijohnson) December 4, 2020

This whole saga is hugely disappointing, but not unexpected.

Tech has opened up a lot of great research opportunities for quantitative researchers. One thing those jobs lack that’s critical for research in sensitive fields? Tenure. https://t.co/Q3xns6B75G

— David Benkeser (@biosbenk) December 4, 2020

This is a powerful white man gaslighting a Black woman. Not cool. She said she was fired. I believe her. https://t.co/DqQ4i118hC

— Lexi Alexander الكسندرا ميراي (@Lexialex) December 5, 2020

I look forward to someday reading @timnitGebru’s research paper. https://t.co/X0DfaIfn8W

— Grady Booch (@Grady_Booch) December 4, 2020

Was talking to a manager yesterday about the Timnit Gebru situation and they said that if an employee threatens to resign in writing, employers can legally treat that as a resignation. Anyone else hear this / have experience here? Feel free to DM

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) December 4, 2020

We stand with Dr. Timnit Gebru, and are grateful for her brilliant and tireless work. If you want to show your support, Dr. Gebru's colleagues have drafted this petition: https://t.co/7Av9NoFffX #IStandWithTimnit

— AI Now Institute (@AINowInstitute) December 4, 2020

I spoke with @timnitGebru on what happened leading up to her removal from Google, including the research paper that started the whole issue and what she asked Google to do in her email suggesting she'd resign otherwise: https://t.co/5iQS0ok4Tn with @mhbergen and @sbanjo

— Dina Bass (@dinabass) December 3, 2020

I understand the concern over Timnit’s resignation from Google. She’s done a great deal to move the field forward with her research. I wanted to share the email I sent to Google Research and some thoughts on our research process.https://t.co/djUGdYwNMb

— Jeff Dean (@?) (@JeffDean) December 4, 2020

There's much to say & learn still about Google firing a pioneer like @timnitGebru, who gave its AI ethics credibility you just can't replicate. But it's worth focusing for a min on the fact that the email she sent was to an ERG for women and allies in AI https://t.co/DJB32daAF4

— Nitasha Tiku (@nitashatiku) December 3, 2020

This problem won't go away for Google. Good insight piece from @kharijohnson https://t.co/Y0v5lymu1D @VentureBeat #aiethics

— Matt Marshall (@mmarshall) December 4, 2020

Read and learn about @timnitGebru and the groundbreaking work she did in AI Ethics. It's unreal that she was fired in the middle of a disagreement about a paper. She asks hard questions and uses AI to shine a light on, and life up others. She should be supported. https://t.co/PRf0bKiVrx

— Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) December 4, 2020

This email doesn’t reference any of the research it believes is more efficacious versus Timnit’s .

It provides no counter to Timnit’s timeline of events besides implying she was nit supposed to ask despite being head of AI

The fact you sent this email doesn’t answer concerns https://t.co/VxhUcyiymj

— ???Sydette the DreadGorgon?? ? (@Blackamazon) December 4, 2020

This article provides details on the research paper on ethical dangers of large language models that led to @timnitGebru's ouster at Google. https://t.co/MDaZYvgSZt via @VentureBeat @kharijohnson

— Kevin Werbach (@kwerb) December 4, 2020

Seriously?! The day Google was found to have illegally spied on and terminated activists was the day they fired their top #AI #ethics expert who is a black woman. Poor judgement/PR. #diversitynotdivision #DiversityMatters #bias #WIT #WomenWhoCode #inclusion https://t.co/mVJxyvkAbQ

— Catherine Adenle (@CatherineAdenle) December 4, 2020

Don't Be Evil? I fear they stopped using that slogan for a reason. This is so discouraging. I guess the road to hell is paved with good intentions. At least until you get to hell, and can't resist the temptations once you've arrived. Sigh, they once seemed like such good people https://t.co/aAcW99fGQa

— Bob Sutton (@work_matters) December 4, 2020

Only solution was to immediately fire her. That’s a lot of words to say that. https://t.co/blgEZTAyvu

— Sarah T. Roberts (@ubiquity75) December 4, 2020

"The research paper surrounding Gebru's exit questions the wisdom of building large language models and examines who benefits from them, and who is impacted by negative consequences of their deployment" https://t.co/CXCAk0zTH1

— Marilín Gonzalo (@marilink) December 4, 2020

Hey @JeffDean...I see that you follow me so you should know that this response as a mediocre , unremarkable, white dude in tech is inadequate, at best, and definitely harms the very Black community you and @Google profess to support https://t.co/hL7ZaWRWlz

— Kim Crayton [She/Her] ? ??#causeascene (@KimCrayton1) December 4, 2020

AI ethics researcher @TimnitGebru was fired by Google after she refused to remove her name from a paper she co-authored. Gebru frequently spoke up about the lack of diversity at Google and treatment of minority employees.https://t.co/vbOaOnokTm

— Elisabeth Bik (@MicrobiomDigest) December 4, 2020

Hi Michael, here's a good account from @tsimonite at @WIRED. Timnit tried to work with Google on a solution but management refused. https://t.co/C9bNNcy0qe pic.twitter.com/b2zWey9W5r

— Karen Hao (@_KarenHao) December 5, 2020

I've been thinking about this story all day. In the academy, the turnover for admins who do diversity work seems pretty high to me. That deserves more discussion than it gets. https://t.co/ZCx5jAflN4

— Duane Watson (@duane_g_watson) December 4, 2020

話題になってるGoogleのEthical AIの研究者Timnit Gebruが解雇された件、色々読んだけど彼女がいかに素晴らしい研究者でマイノリティのために闘ってきたかわかるので本当に悲しい気持ちになる、こんなに優秀でも黒人女性であることで差別されるって何なんだろうね https://t.co/4veCN9dsEe

— Yuka Masuda (@yukamasuda) December 4, 2020

“You’re not going to have papers that make the company happy all the time and don’t point out problems—that’s antithetical to what it means to be that kind of researcher.”https://t.co/y5dl4ao2OH

— Tom Simonite (@tsimonite) December 4, 2020

Google fires Timnit Gebru, hurra hurrah! Silicon Valley finally wakes up and starts kicking out political activists with no scientific rigor from its research departments. It was about time! Who's next? Then, go back to science and adieu to all woke shit! https://t.co/7pcLbZv4oe

— Alexander Bard (@Bardissimo) December 4, 2020

"Dean said the document discussed the environmental impact of large AI models but not research showing they could be made more efficient, & raised concerns about biased language w/o considering work on mitigating them"

That is, she did research. Not PR.https://t.co/VcgWbFjQOe

— Jessica Alonso (@jessicamalonso) December 4, 2020

“I felt like we were being censored and thought this had implications for all of ethical AI research,” Timnit Gebru says of Google's request that she remove her name as coauthor of a paper https://t.co/7ZsoslmbZo via @tsimonite

— Scott Thurm (@ScottThurm) December 4, 2020

“You’re not going to have papers that make the company happy all the time and don’t point out problems … That’s antithetical to what it means to be that kind of researcher.” @timnitGebru spoke to @tsimonite https://t.co/yVmyxkYOGf

— Caitlin Kelly (@caitlin__kelly) December 4, 2020

“A top Google scientist on ethical artificial intelligence says she was fired after criticizing the company's diversity efforts... ⁦@timnitGebru⁩ said on Twitter that Google cut her off from its systems without warning or conversation with her.” https://t.co/fBvTe4cbzz

— Mar Hicks (@histoftech) December 4, 2020

“Gebru co-founded Black in AI that aims to increase representation of people of color in artificial intelligence & co-authored a landmark paper on bias in facial analysis technology”

Her work is *groundbreaking* & this is how Google higher ups treated her https://t.co/vSo9oPPDtO

— Mar Hicks (@histoftech) December 4, 2020

제목이.. 와우 ? “미국인들은 새로운 지역에 병을 옮김으로써 첫 추수감사절 정신을 되살리고 있다.” https://t.co/mZ5N7dnyny pic.twitter.com/BRQLSMZjgW

— Starboard (@livet_morange) November 27, 2020

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https://t.co/DdkAcHm4lx

— Sen. Martín Quezada (@SenQuezada29) December 5, 2020

“What happened at Lekki Toll Gate has all the traits of the Nigerian authorities’ pattern of a cover-up whenever their defence and security forces commit unlawful killings."
 
We demand answers from the Nigerian government! #LekkiMassacre #EndSARS https://t.co/EASYFDWY6L

— Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (@MaziNnamdiKanu) November 3, 2020

Asian Americans helped Biden win Georgia. Can they do the same for Warnock and Ossoff? - The Washington Post https://t.co/HjvIZAL6a7

— ? McSpocky™ ??? #PatriotsVotedBlue (@mcspocky) November 29, 2020

More than 1,300 Alphabet employees have now signed the open letter in support of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru, who says she was fired by Google. (Background: https://t.co/y5dl4ao2OH)https://t.co/sgvHRv2ezi

— Tom Simonite (@tsimonite) December 4, 2020