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As Google Fires Second AI Ethics Researcher, Dispute Over Diversity Grows The two researchers had called for greater diversity and inclusion among Google s research staff and expressed concern that the firm was starting to censor papers critical of its products. Representative Image. A Google logo is shown at one of the company s office complexes in Irvine, California on July 27, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Mike Blake World20/Feb/2021 Alphabet Inc’s Google fired staff scientist Margaret Mitchell on Friday, they both said, a move that fanned company divisions on academic freedom and diversity that were on display since its December dismissal of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. ....
JHVEPhoto via Getty Images Google has lost a couple of talents due to the way it treated and the departure of its former top AI ethics researcher, Dr. Timnit Gebru. According to Reuters, engineering director David Baker left the tech giant last month after 16 years with the company. In a letter seen by the news organization, Baker said Gebru’s exit “extinguished [his] desire to continue as a Googler.” He added: “We cannot say we believe in diversity, and then ignore the conspicuous absence of many voices from within our walls.” Software engineer Vinesh Kannan, who built infrastructure and features for organic shopping on the website, has also left the company. Kannan explained in a tweet that he made his decision because “Google s mistreatment of @timnitGebru and @RealAbril (April Christina Curley) crossed a personal red line.” ....