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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by yagbo7 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @07:00PM (#43073178)
That’s a circular definition; stating it’s not about preferential hiring but then saying it’s about not giving a certain demographic preferential treatment.

“Enjoyed” is not the right word either. It’s better explained by stating the tech industry is dominated by certain demographics because that’s just how it is, and DEI initiatives give preferential treatment to those who are not in those demographics, in an attempt to increase diversity, and give equitable opportunities, and make people feel included.

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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by sympil on Sunday February 16, 2025 @07:25PM (#43073371)
“Enjoyed” is not the right word either.

For the last 500 years white men have had preferential treatment when it came to hiring. Indeed a stronger word than “enjoyed” is merited. But you think using “enjoyed” is too strong a word to use to describe such a state of affairs?

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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by yagbo7 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @08:07PM (#43073695)
Perhaps “benefited from” is a better term. One that doesn’t have an emotional connotation.
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by raxxorraxor on Monday February 17, 2025 @11:19AM (#43080493)
But you are not stopping preferential treatment due to race, you advertise for it.
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by kadoban on Sunday February 16, 2025 @07:15PM (#43073286)
> It’s better explained by stating the tech industry is dominated by certain demographics because that’s just how it is

Bigots have used that one forever, defining the current state of affairs as natural and any attempt to improve things as <insert loaded term of the time here>.

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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by yagbo7 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @07:28PM (#43073389)
Cool your jets. I called a spade a spade, I never said anything about it being natural.
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by kadoban on Sunday February 16, 2025 @07:30PM (#43073411)
> just how it is

Yeah, you found a different synonym.

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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by yagbo7 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @08:21PM (#43073801)
Don’t take it out of context.

> “It’s better explained by stating the tech industry is dominated by certain demographics because that’s just how it is”

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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by pupppet on Sunday February 16, 2025 @07:11PM (#43073246)
Or it’s ensuring a low skilled white worker doesn’t get selected over a higher skilled minority.
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by whimsicalism on Sunday February 16, 2025 @07:03PM (#43073196)
great reply and i think hits on what i was trying to get at which is it is obviously discriminatory, but the merits of that discrimination are quite possibly positive or certainly up for debate.
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