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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 (#25312105)
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.

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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by aaomidi on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:43AM (#25312108)
That is also, in fact, illegal. And it's not very hard to realize someone is doing that.
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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by xenihn on Saturday December 05, 2020 @03:45AM (#25312905)
Sure, but how hard is it to prove it in a court of law?
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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by machinelabo on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:57AM (#25312173)
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.

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