I think the first lens is interdisciplinarity. It's essential, right? If we ever want to think of a different type of future than what's on offer by OpenAI or by Elon Musk and whoever else. So our research questions and methodology are very much informed by that we co-create, you know, together. And so it's really important to have her perspective. We're trying to force ourselves to do that.
Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the misleading framings of artificial intelligence, her experience of getting fired by Google in a very public way, and why we need to avoid getting distracted by all the hype around ChatGPT and AI image tools.
Timnit Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute and former co-lead of the Ethical AI research team at Google. You can follow her on Twitter at @timnitGebru.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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