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Re:Google cancels AI ethics board in response to outcry by matt4077 on Friday April 05, 2019 @04:15AM (#19580698)
She was chosen for a position that does nothing but comment and publish views on issues. So yes.

This seems to be strange obsession of HN: people excusing (with words) the worst possible statements (words), because „words are not actions“ or „words have no meaning“.

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Re:Google cancels AI ethics board in response to outcry by zimpenfish on Friday April 05, 2019 @12:10PM (#19583920)
> This seems to be strange obsession of HN

Because they want to be able to use whatever words they want without consequence? Yet they insist on posting somewhere that does have consequences for word usage - downvotes, flagging, and bans. You'd think they'd all go to a freer platform.

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