Re:Google AI leader has defected to Apple
by simfree on Monday May 03, 2021 @08:20PM
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Samy said he was stunned by what happened to Timnit Gebru. Given that Google locked Margaret Mitchell out of her own email, I would expect that Samy's ability to email had been restricted as well: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3469738016467233...
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He does not need access to corporate email to say that he left in protest. He can post such a statement on Facebook, Twitter, or email reporters from his personal account.
Re:Google AI leader has defected to Apple
by qPM9l3XJrF on Monday May 03, 2021 @11:30PM
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Margaret Mitchell's email was restricted because she was exfiltrating confidential documents en masse
https://www.axios.com/scoop-google-is-investigating-the-acti...
If this is the primary reason, it's kind of strange to choose Apple, a company with a notoriously secretive and authoritarian internal culture.
But arguably fewer ethical problems around their technology itself (setting aside supply chain and business dealings)
Apple cares about ethics though, it's even part of their brand image. Google destroyed that aspect of their brand image with the destruction of "don't be evil".