Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by aaomidi on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:40AM
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Yes because this happens everytime a PoC is fired. Every single PoC who is fired gets this media attention.
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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by machinelabo on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:42AM
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I think it is causing a reverse effect. It's going to create more racist behavior from employers - "If we cannot fire a PoC or some minority, let's not even bother hiring them in the first place."
This is not good.
Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by aaomidi on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:43AM
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That is also, in fact, illegal. And it's not very hard to realize someone is doing that.
Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by xenihn on Saturday December 05, 2020 @03:45AM
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Sure, but how hard is it to prove it in a court of law?
Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by machinelabo on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:57AM
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No one is questioning its legality. That's obvious and I agree, it is illegal.
There are a lot of things that are illegal but people do it anyways.
Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by dragonwriter on Saturday December 05, 2020 @01:06AM
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> Every single PoC who is fired gets this media attention.
No, they don't.
Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by mlyle on Saturday December 05, 2020 @01:07AM
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I think you're agreeing with someone being sarcastic. But it is text, so one can't be sure.
Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by dragonwriter on Saturday December 05, 2020 @01:17AM
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The problem with sarcasm on this issue (beyond the inherent ambiguity of plain text sarcasm) is that this is something you can see people saying literally (or, at least, as what they see as only a slightly hyperbolic description of a real trend that they are complaining about.)
Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by aaomidi on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:45PM
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I understand, sometimes sarcasm is my tool of expressing frustration.
Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by mlyle on Saturday December 05, 2020 @01:20AM
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Sure. It's like Poe's law.
Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by Dylan16807 on Saturday December 05, 2020 @05:19AM
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I call BS. "Every single"? Come on.