, Pichai said AI was"one of the most profound things" Google was working on, but signaled that there was scope for improvement in the way the company handled internal dissent.
"Part of the reason you see a lot of debate, I mean, we engage as a company," Pichai said."We are a lot more transparent than most other companies, and so you do see us in the middle of these issues." Pichai added:"But I take it as a sign that we allow for debate to happen around this area, and we need to get better as a company. We are committed to doing so." Gebru, who was one of Google's few senior Black employees, has been highly critical of her former employer since her departure. She"These people are unreal," she wrote.due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Not really more transparent than rivals but because Google is very shroud, greedy in business and poorly managed. You company infightings are inwards and outwards, hope you figure it out.
Infighting happened AND spilled into public view because Google has a bunch of incompetent people managers who have NO CLUE how to attract, support and retain world-class Black+ talent. And as you can see from this absurd spin from sundarpichai, they can’t admit mistakes.
“We triee but failed to keep a lid on it” in simple words