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Parrhesia - Speaking Truth to Power

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The Cost of Speaking Truth to Power

Timnit Gebru, the Google AI ethicist who made national news this past week after being fired, spoke out against a specific language recognition algorithm that's in the works. And she was sacked. "I think what this draws our attention to is the fact that even for people who are relatively high profile, speaking against the man or against the algorithm can come at a relatively high price," he says.

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