The Firing of Timnit Gebru: Representation in AI

The firing of Timnit Gebru caused a stir at Google and the tech community at large. How do we create ethical artificial intelligence? How do we make sure that the products we build reflect and serve the entirety of humankind and not just a select group of well connected, well-off white people? That's a difficult issue to solve, but we do know is how you don't do that, by firing one of the few people of color working in AI ethics. Happy Black History Month, ya'll.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/youmightalsolike/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/youmightalsolike/support</a>