Last week Google fired one of its top Artificial Intelligence researchers. Timnit Gebru, an Ethiopian origin computer scientist was working on a top Ethical AI project at Google when she was let go after she shared an email with colleagues. Timnits dismissal has raised a lot of questions about how large technology companies treat their staff, especially and the race for Artificial Intelligence dominance.
Some experts and media outlets are pulling the race card, gender inequality. What is the truth? This video is my analysis of the controversy, my insights on Artificial Intelligence as a Futurist, and what is likely to happen next.
The story is gaining traction and we have more clarity on what has happened. Gebrus team has come forward with a response as well. Here is an interesting side to the story covered on the Verge https://bit.ly/3glHZJc
