Margaret Mitchell fired from Google

Re:Margaret Mitchell fired from Google by calylex on Saturday February 20, 2021 @12:45AM (#26201947)

This sounds like a poem she wrote https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_mitchell_how_we_can_build...

How does one get to lead such a high caliber team at Google AI with background in Linguistics of all things?

What are some of accomplishments this person has achieved, beyond being from one or many oppressed victim group(s) that Google needed to hire to fend off lack of diversity claims?

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Re:Margaret Mitchell fired from Google by Maursault on Saturday February 20, 2021 @01:58AM (#26202210)

> How does one get to lead such a high caliber team at Google AI with background in Linguistics of all things?

Wow. I believe you should begin by assuming ignorance, and not assume the opposite. This [1] will get you started. Cognitive Science, Linguistics, and Computer Science, independently, are all valid and highly valued, highly sought after backgrounds for careers in AI. Have all those in a multidisciplinary background, it is likely your career is in AI.

[1] https://www.cio.com/article/3193777/why-ai-careers-can-start...

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Re:Margaret Mitchell fired from Google by tolbish on Saturday February 20, 2021 @04:19AM (#26202871)

You might think you're making fun of Linguistics, but your quip merely demonstrates your gap in knowledge. Linguistics and AI are heavily related.

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Re:Margaret Mitchell fired from Google by chris11 on Saturday February 20, 2021 @03:49AM (#26202708)

That's an easy question to answer. She has a cs related masters and Phd. And she has done research at Johns Hopkins and Microsoft.

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