Ep. 149 - Chaos at Google, Woke AI, and Ultimatums

Today we talk about the controversial departure of AI Ethics researcher Timnit Gebru from Google, by first going over the facts and why it's a big deal. Then we talk about what the research was about, bias in race and gender in AI, and the activist mindset that pervades these organizations. Finally, we talk about modern workplace dynamics and what this means for Google specifically. Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe