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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by Jugurtha on Saturday December 05, 2020 @05:45PM (#25319152)
What was communicated on social media was that the company had fired her, but it appears that the researcher tied the continuation of her work to the company accepting her conditions. The company did not accept.

In poker terms: one party bluffed and the other party called the bluff.

Now whether the clauses were abusive and the company was compelled to satisfy these conditions is left to lawyers, I suppose. I'm not privy to more details to have an opinion one way or the other.

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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by rbanffy on Saturday December 05, 2020 @06:40PM (#25319500)
This isn't poker. She made demands and stated she'd discuss it further after her PTO. Google accepted a resignation never made as a punishment (it has financial implications).
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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by Jugurtha on Saturday December 05, 2020 @06:51PM (#25319555)
Sure it's not poker. I believe the researcher was looking for an employment lawyer, and the pressure is increasing. The email was discussed in public and subsequently "published" by the company's people. Again, not privy to more details.
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