Google employees express anger over 'sacking' of Timnit Gebru

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AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru says she was fired, but Google insists she left voluntarily

More than 2,000 Google employees have signed an open letter in support of leading artificial intelligence ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. A row has erupted after Gebru stated Google fired her for s...

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