{"id":2415,"date":"2021-01-20T12:03:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T12:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1334775"},"modified":"2021-01-20T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T12:03:02","slug":"after-firing-timnit-gebru-google-is-now-investigating-another-researcher-in-its-ethical-ai-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2415","title":{"rendered":"After firing Timnit Gebru, Google is now investigating another researcher in its ethical AI division"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Google has suspended the corporate account of Margaret Mitchell, Timnit Gebru\u2019s former co-lead of the Big G\u2019s ethical AI division, claiming she shared thousands of internal files with people outside the company.<\/p>\n

A source told Axios<\/a> that Mitchell had been using automated scripts to find messages showing discriminatory treatment of Gebru, whose recent ousting from the tech giant sparked outrage<\/a> among colleagues.<\/p>\n

A Google spokesperson said the company was investigating the incident:<\/p>\n

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Our security systems automatically lock an employee\u2019s corporate account when they detect that the account is at risk of compromise due to credential problems or when an automated rule involving the handling of sensitive data has been triggered. In this instance, yesterday our systems detected that an account had exfiltrated thousands of files and shared them with multiple external accounts. We explained this to the employee earlier today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[Read: How Netflix shapes mainstream culture, explained by data<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

Gebru tweeted on Tuesday that Mitchell had not been fired \u201cyet,\u201d but that the researcher would be locked out of her account \u201cfor at least a few days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She’s not fired **yet**. But apparently they’ve told her she will be locked out for at least a few days. https:\/\/t.co\/H1ibkgNQHM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Timnit Gebru (@timnitGebru) January 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mitchell has been a vocal critic of Google\u2019s treatment of Gebru since the researcher\u2019s forced exit from the company in December.<\/p>\n

Gebru said she was fired in retaliation for an email sent to colleagues that reportedly criticized<\/a> the Big G\u2019s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion operation. Google executive Jeff Dean tweeted<\/a> that she had resigned over conditions the company requested before publishing a research paper she co-authored on large language models.<\/p>\n

Mitchell said<\/a> her team had started using the term \u201cresignated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thousands of scientists to sign an open letter expressing solitary with Gebru. Her departure was also cited in the announcement<\/a> of the Alphabet Workers Union.<\/p>\n

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has sought to quell the outrage, but his efforts have been criticized by employees \u2014 including Mitchell.<\/p>\n

Hours before news broke of her suspension, the research scientist lambasted Google for \u201cconsistently alienating Black women.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Say you have a problem with consistently alienating Black women and have caused serious damage in their lives.
You could:
A) try to undo that damage
B) try to find more Black people to like you (the tokenism approach).
Good luck\u2026..https:\/\/t.co\/rrhL8AQDIF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MMitchell (@mmitchell_ai) January 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Her suspension will escalate the growing tensions between Google employees and management.<\/p>\n

Published January 20, 2021 \u2014 12:03 UTC <\/p>\n

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