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Google employees sent a letter demanding leadership changes and a stronger commitment to 'academic integrity,' as tensions over AI ethicist's exit continue to rise

Employees ask that Google offers Gebru her position back at a higher level, while demanding that a manager is removed from the reporting chain.

"Google's short-sighted decision to fire and retaliate against a core member of the Ethical AI team makes it clear that we need swift and structural changes if this work is to continue, and if the legitimacy of the field as a whole is to persevere," they wrote in the letter, which was sent to top brass that includes AI chief Jeff Dean and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

"We know from Google's past retaliation that they often proceed to harm and marginalize workers without outfight firing them, especially those who have advocated for their colleagues."announced she had been fired by Google Companies like Google have much to gain by the continued proliferation of AI. Therefore, this research must be understood as constructively critical of Google's products and research output, such that we can realistically assess potential societal impacts. This research must be able to contest the company's short-term interests and immediate revenue agendas, as well as to investigate AI that is deployed by Google's competitors with similar ethical motives.

 

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