Google fires AI ethics lead Margaret Mitchell

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The move comes about two months after the departure of leading Black researcher Timnit Gebru from the company

Google has fired Margaret Mitchell, the founder and co-head of the company's AI ethics unit, in a move expected to escalate the internal fight within the company that is ongoing following the depar...

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