Google Fires Researcher Meg Mitchell, Escalating AI Saga
- Mitchell’s colleague, Timnit Gebru, left company in December
- Executive takes ‘some responsibility’ for break in trust
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Google fired the lead of its Ethical Artificial Intelligence team, Meg Mitchell, escalating the turmoil surrounding its AI division after the acrimonious exit of Mitchell’s former colleague Timnit Gebru.
In the aftermath of Friday’s firing, Google’s head of AI, Jeff Dean, tried to repair relations with the company’s staff, saying at an all-hands meeting that he took “some responsibility” for the break in trust with researchers.