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Google terminates Dr. Timnit Gebru after research censorship
Dr. Timnit Gebru, a Black woman research scientist and co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team, was terminated on December 2, 2020, after Google censored her research on large language models. Google claimed she resigned, but she alleges it was retaliation for her pushback against censorship and workplace discrimination. The termination sparked widespread support from Googlers and academics.
- Date it happened
- 2020-12-02
- Organisation involved
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