Framing AI debates as a schism between people worried about AI going rogue and those illuminating actual harms is ahistorical and obscures important research
In two recent conversations with very thoughtful journalists, I was asked about the apparent ‘schism’ between those making a lot … Bluesky: @abeba.bsky.social , @mmitchell.bsky.social , and @emilymben...
A look at media coverage of generative AI over the past six months, as journalists and academics criticize the hype and provide ways to improve reporting
The Tow Center looked at how news organizations have been covering generative AI over the past six months. Tweets: @emilymbender , @emilymbender , @emilymbender , @janebsinger , @emilymbender , @datad...
An ML scientist writes about the extreme strain of working in an AI industry collectively shaken up by ChatGPT, as he oscillates between motivation and burnout
Fear, FOMO, and the scientific exodus driven by ChatGPT — Every single person I know working in AI these days … LinkedIn: Veysel Kocaman and Ahmad Anis Mastodon: @gowthami@sigmoid.social and @carnag...
Washington state passes the Silenced No More Act, becoming the second state to ban NDAs preventing workers from discussing harassment, wage violations, and more
Washington state became the second in the nation to pass the Silenced No More Act on Thursday. Tweets: @cherthedev , @ifeomaozoma , @lizberrywa , @karenkeiser1 , @wasendemocrats , @levisu , @mmitchell...
Interviews with women pioneers of AI ethics teams on whether ethical AI work is possible at Big Tech, and how to set these teams up for success
Sage Lazzaro / VentureBeat : Tweets: @sagelazzaro and @naz_erkan Tweets: Sage Lazzaro / @sagelazzaro : So grateful to have spoken with so many AI ethics leaders including @timnitGebru, @mmitchell_ai,...
After being fired as co-head of Google's Ethical AI group, Margaret Mitchell will join Hugging Face, an AI startup that aims to make algorithms fair
Dina Bass / Bloomberg : Tweets: @dinabass , @mmitchell_ai , and @timnitgebru Tweets: Dina Bass / @dinabass : Former Google Co-head of Ethical AI Research Margaret Mitchell will join @huggingface to w...
Google says it plans to double the size of its team studying AI ethics in the coming years, as it looks to strengthen the group battered by recent controversies
Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @_jack_poulson , @alexhanna , @carissaveliz , @zeerakw , @hughhewitt , @taliaringer , @timnitgebru , @_alialkhatib , @edroso , @zoeschiffer , @parismarx ,...
Big tech whistleblowers describe the severe emotional toll that standing up to gigantic companies takes and how it sets them on the path to advocacy
Last summer, just before she published a viral Twitter thread about the discrimination she said she faced at Pinterest … Tweets: @issielapowsky , @folletto , @protocol , @joyehoward , @runasand , @tri...
A glossary to help decode the language used by Google and Facebook to reassure the public about AI responsibility without inviting deeper scrutiny
50-ish words you can use to show that you care without incriminating yourself. — AI researchers often say good machine learning is really more art than science. Tweets: @_karenhao , @beteropdefiets ...
Gebru's firing reveals tech's ability to co-opt and minimize criticism of its AI systems, highlighting the need for tech unions, research protection, regulation
The situation has made clear that the field needs to change. Here's where to start, according to a current and a former Googler. Tweets: @nin_sch , @math_rachel , @dataremixed , @emilymbender , @wire...