Google fires second AI ethics leader

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Google fires second AI ethics leader
Google fired staff scientist Margaret Mitchell on Saturday, they both said, a move that fanned company divisions on academic freedom and diversity that were on display since its December dismissal of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. Google said in a statement Mitchell violated the company'...

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