Dr. Timnit Gebru's Firing from Google

Dr. Timnit Gebru, an influential figure in AI, was fired by Google in 2020. She co-authored the Stochastic Parrots paper, which expressed concerns about the rush to build larger language models without adequate consideration of the dangers and limitations. The paper highlighted issues such as the environmental impact of training these models, the lack of diverse viewpoints represented in the data, and the filtering of certain content. Dr. Gebru's firing brought attention to the challenges of addressing bias and ethics in AI development within Google and the wider industry.