Recently, one of the world’s leading AI ethics researchers, Timnit Gebru, left Google. Google says she resigned. Timnit says she was fired. In the days since, Timnit’s departure has turned into a public relations crisis for the search giant, prompting its CEO to issue a public apology. 

What happened behind the scenes at Google that led to Timnit’s dismissal? 

Guest: Timnit Gebru, AI ethics researcher, and the co-founder of Black in AI. 

Host
Lizzie O’Leary
 
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