The firing of Dr.Timnit Gebru, AlphaFold, and Unions Against AI

<p class="post-info">Our latest episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p> <p>This week:</p> <ul><li> <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/technology/google-researcher-timnit-gebru.html'>Google Researcher Says She Was Fired Over Paper Highlighting Bias in A.I.</a> </li> <li> <a href='https://deepmind.com/blog/article/alphafold-a-solution-to-a-50-year-old-grand-challenge-in-biology'>AlphaFold: a solution to a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology</a> </li> <li><a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-30/labor-unions-work-to-find-ways-to-bargain-with-ai-s-black-box'>Labor Unions Work to Find Ways to Bargain With AI's Black Box</a></li> </ul> <p>0:00 - 0:40 Intro 0:40 - 4:40 News Summary segment 4:40 News Discussion segment</p> <p>Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup:  https://lastweekin.ai/p/94</p> <p>Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p>