Tensions in Google's ethical AI group increase as it sends demands to CEO

Re:Tensions in Google's ethical AI group increase as it send... by bzb6 on Thursday December 17, 2020 @11:45AM (#25457244)

So what, someone being born in Europe does not automatically make them white. It just seems fishy to me. When she’s getting this amount of privilege from “being black”, saying that she identifies as black when she is clearly not black should not be enough.

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Re:Tensions in Google's ethical AI group increase as it send... by bonoboTP on Thursday December 17, 2020 @11:53AM (#25457351)

Well, seems like other black people recognize her as black too, so I don't know what else can you expect. A person identifies as part of a group and the group agrees.

It's kind of like asking if Obama is really African American/Black. Races aren't sharply divided, it's a social grouping thing based on history, culture, etc.

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Re:Tensions in Google's ethical AI group increase as it send... by bzb6 on Thursday December 17, 2020 @11:57AM (#25457389)

Blacks of the tech liberal elite consider her black. That’s not representative.

Obama has clear facial features of a black person. This woman does not have them. She even looks like she got a perm just to look more black.

Let’s agree to disagree ;)

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Re:Tensions in Google's ethical AI group increase as it send... by bonoboTP on Thursday December 17, 2020 @12:18PM (#25457631)

Haile Selassie is also quite commonly regarded as having been Black despite not looking like "stereotypically black". Edit: although seemingly he did not self-identify as "negro" (term of the time), but is looked up to as a black emperor by rastas.

Race isn't straightforward.

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