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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by bzb6 on Saturday December 05, 2020 @06:24AM (#25313692)
> I think it’s one of the bigger reasons why some maintain a generally negative view of Hacker News.

Twitter already exists, we don’t need another place online to spend all day spreading false positivity.

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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by jeromenerf on Saturday December 05, 2020 @07:25AM (#25314034)
It was my impression that Twitter was mostly about spreading false negativity. Anyway, I would prefer we discuss the content of the paper and what it implies for large models.
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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by dash2 on Saturday December 05, 2020 @07:19AM (#25314001)
The issue isn’t false positivity. It’s clear argument, politeness, precision and a willingness to assume the best of your interlocutor.
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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by saagarjha on Saturday December 05, 2020 @04:02PM (#25318316)
I’m not asking you to spread false positivity, I’m asking you to not read quotes of a rereading of a paper by an author who is not the person we’re discussing and then using it to complain that a researcher is useless and that her entire field is useless.

A comment that started off with “it seems like Timnit Gebru mat have overestimated the impact…” is not false positivity.

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