they really need to fix the perf/promo system so that the easiest way to get to a higher level is not to quit and come backhttps://t.co/m11I4Lps34 pic.twitter.com/Wwbm0BZlCT
— joelgrus ??? fizzbuzzbook.com (@joelgrus) December 17, 2020
"Google’s short-sighted decision to fire & retaliate against a core member of the Ethical AI team makes it clear that we need swift & structural changes if this work is to continue, & if the legitimacy of the field as a whole is to persevere" https://t.co/a4urlqlBkB w/ @mhbergen https://t.co/xXIFtp1cff
— Josh Eidelson (@josheidelson) December 16, 2020
Exclusive: Letter from Google Ethical AI Team to CEO et al urges ethics researcher @TimnitGebru be offered reinstatement &promotion; removal of a VP from their reporting chain; apologies; new academic integrity pledge; racial literacy training for managers https://t.co/a4urlqDcJb
— Josh Eidelson (@josheidelson) December 16, 2020
A group of Google AI researchers sent a sweeping list of demands to management calling for new policies and leadership changes in their unit https://t.co/iwQaXr11wv
— Bloomberg (@business) December 17, 2020
Overnight scoop from @jenn_elias -- here's the 6-page letter Google's AI Ethics team sent demanding execs make organizational and structural changes after Timnit Gebru departure - tip @Techmeme https://t.co/UHFC2pH1cT
— Matt Rosoff (@MattRosoff) December 17, 2020
Google’s Ethical AI team sent Google execs a list of demands to "rebuild trust" following the removal of its co-lead and renowned researcher Timnit Gebru. https://t.co/83GupOb21A
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 17, 2020
Google's AI ethics team makes demands of executives to 'rebuild trust'#100DaysOfCode #100DaysOfMLCode #DEVCommunity #womenwhocode #CodeNewbie #Google#ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #AI #DeepLearning #MLWFusionhttps://t.co/AgfqwMADFU
— Ravi (@RealRavi__) December 17, 2020
#AIethics@Google s AI ethics team makes demands of executives to ‘rebuild trust’
— SwissCognitive – The Global AI Hub (@SwissCognitive) December 17, 2020
It comes after executives admitted to losing the trust of employees amid the removal of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru.
CC @ewingo13 @lawrennd @StanfordHAI @thomaspower https://t.co/wWcxgm8xbf
Google's AI ethics team makes demands of executives to 'rebuild trust' https://t.co/37UdNdeT8D
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 17, 2020
Researchers Demand That Google Rehire And Promote Timnit Gebru After Firing.
— ?Liz (Lizzy 김혜성) ?? (@zen4ever2us) December 17, 2020
Google is racist and they’re on the world stage. Being watched. Not looking good from this angle. #EqualityMatters #DemandDiversity #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/zZLNTs4t1y
Google AI Team Demands Ousted Black Researcher Be Rehired And Promoted https://t.co/cOeJ3scfNm
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) December 17, 2020
Solidarity with my Google AI comrades!
— Meredith Whittaker (@mer__edith) December 17, 2020
I recall being met with laughter only a year ago after suggesting organized AI researchers (+tech workers more broadly) were key to any serious strategy for Big Tech accountability.
Love you all! ❤️✊https://t.co/olHUkBGcYX
Lalala. Just thought I'd drop this here.
— MMitchell (@mmitchell_ai) December 17, 2020
Thanks to @alexhanna for driving this work and to our amazing teammates @cephaloponderer @dylnbkr and others (who may be less keen on the spotlight) for crafting this doc so well.https://t.co/1cyt54w49H
“the employees called for a company vice president, Megan Kacholia, to no longer be part of their reporting chain. “We have lost trust in her as a leader,”
— Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs) December 17, 2020
Google AI Researchers Lay Out Demands, Escalating Internal Fight - Bloomberg https://t.co/FqbwYmFWpk
Dr.Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru and her team's fight could be the catalyst and roadmap for much-needed change in Silicon Valley and dismantling of tech-dominated academic research. #AIEthics h/t @emilymbender https://t.co/KE2BtunMQN
— Mia Shah-Dand (@MiaD) December 17, 2020
TFW you send an ultimatum to management demanding a tech sector salary, academic freedom, *and* the nullification of the company’s “revenue agenda” https://t.co/kprFnWQvKw https://t.co/gf2hpR4y84 pic.twitter.com/BhqoQLzLiM
— Nils Gilman (@nils_gilman) December 17, 2020
A group of AI researchers at Google are demanding that they be freed from "immediate revenue agendas" but like, Google is a corporation, if you didn't want to be measured by revenue you should not have gone to work for a corporation. https://t.co/jdRDG4NLYI
— Laurie Voss (@seldo) December 17, 2020
"Google’s short-sighted decision to fire and retaliate against a core member of the Ethical AI team makes it clear that we need swift and structural changes if this work is to continue...1\https://t.co/ojaCydyS6f
— Timnit Gebru (@timnitGebru) December 17, 2020
SCOOP: a group of Google AI researchers sent a list of demands to management including offering @timnitGebru a return to the company and apologizing to her https://t.co/d4PvD6UYmf by @josheidelson @mhbergen
— Dina Bass (@dinabass) December 17, 2020
Google's leading artificial intelligence researchers sent a sweeping list of demands to management, calling for new policies and leadership changes, escalating a conflict at one of the company’s prized units after Dr. @timnitGebru was unfairly fired. https://t.co/UBAJy7zRLt
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) December 17, 2020
It sounds like Dr. @alexhanna and colleagues are laying out the path that Google could take to do so. I hope @Google and @GoogleAI leadership will listen.https://t.co/pbmVMQTqtQ
— ?️❄️Emily M. Bender❄️?️ (@emilymbender) December 17, 2020
Google AI Researchers Lay Out Demands, Escalating Internal Fight https://t.co/iYZUXNcfeI
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) December 17, 2020
“Google’s short-sighted decision to fire and retaliate against a core member of the Ethical AI team makes it clear that we need swift and structural changes if this work is to continue, and if the legitimacy of the field as a whole is to persevere." https://t.co/Ao8JIFwurS
— Avi Asher-Schapiro (@AASchapiro) December 17, 2020
Google AI Researchers Lay Out Demands, Escalating Internal Fight. #ArtificialIntelligence #robotics #AI https://t.co/Xt7v11x7hZ
— Nordic AI Artificial Intelligence Institute (@nordicinst) December 17, 2020
Google #AI #Researchers Lay Out #Demands, #Escalating Internal Fight https://t.co/c3mmCf3NDl #fintech #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ethics @business @josheidelson @mhbergen @technology @psb_dc @sallyeaves @YuHelenYu @HaroldSinnott @ahier @Paula_Piccard @diioannid pic.twitter.com/mx66YhA6BM
— Spiros Margaris (@SpirosMargaris) December 17, 2020
Google workers demand reinstatement and apology for fired Black AI ethics researcher https://t.co/ugffHsLyqL
— Robert Scheer (@Robert_Scheer) December 17, 2020
Okay all you MEN in #ArtificialIntelligence. Make yourselves useful & DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!! https://t.co/KLluqDV0Xt #MachineLearning #WomenInSTEM @AmstatNews @GoogleAI @blackpeopledata #publichealth #BlackLivesMatter @PublicHealth #RStats @SASsoftware pic.twitter.com/aE8uUgzH3q
— Public Health Data Science (@PHExaminer) December 17, 2020
Google #AI Team Demands Ousted Black Researcher Be Rehired And Promoted https://t.co/Cl3R1GFv1r #innovation #ethics
— Alex Jiménez (@RAlexJimenez) December 17, 2020
This story rolls on - Google employees, it seems, are not backing down. Coordinated by @alexhanna. Big Tech will need to overhaul its governance structures if this sort of thing isn't going to disrupt its operations.https://t.co/vcOYwRV8FZ
— Reema Patel (@Reema__Patel) December 17, 2020