Timnit Gebru

Timnit Gebru, a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft and a Stanford AI Lab PhD graduate, dives into the intriguing intersection of AI and voting behaviors. She discusses how Google Street View data can predict demographic trends by analyzing vehicle types in neighborhoods. With a focus on the challenges of fine-grained image recognition and the ethics of AI, she emphasizes the need for fairness and accountability in algorithms. Gebru also shares fascinating insights from her research, underscoring the biases that can influence societal outcomes.

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.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode:Please participate in our listener survey this month to give us a better idea of what you think of the show: https://forms.gle/xayiT7DQJn56p62x7Timnit wrote about the exploited labor behind AI tools and how effective altruism is pushing a harmful idea of AI ethics.Karen Hao broke down the details of the paper that got Timnit fired from Google.Emily Tucker wrote an article called “Artifice and Intelligence.”In 2016, ProPublica published an article about technology being used to “predict” future criminals that was biased against black people.In 2015, Google Photos classified black women as “gorillas.” In 2018, it still hadn’t really been fixed.Artists have been protesting AI-generated images that train themselves on their work and threaten their livelihoods.OpenAI used Kenyan workers paid less than $2 an hour to try to make ChatGPT less toxic.Zachary Loeb described ELIZA in his article about Joseph Weizenbaum’s work and legacy.Support the show

On December 2nd, 2020, Dr. Timnit Gebru - co-lead of Google’s Ethical AI team - got an email that said Google had accepted her resignation. A resignation she didn’t think she made. Her exit is just the latest sign of the crisis unfolding within Google — a loss of trust between many of its employees and leadership. This week, what led to Gebru’s exit - and what it means for us, Google’s users. Because when enough people who work inside Google don't even trust each other -- how can we? Hosts: Shirin Ghaffary (@shiringhaffary) and Alex Kantrowitz (@kantrowitz) Enjoyed this episode? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Want to get in touch? Tweet @recode. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear next week's episode by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Timnit Gebru analyzes Marc Andreessen's AI manifesto, critiquing techno-optimism and discussing colonization, anarcho-capitalism in tech, and safety concerns. They delve into topics like DrugGPT for medicine, wearable AI devices, and the influence of Silicon Valley ideals in the AI realm.

Timnit Gebru, founder of the Distributed AI Research Institute, discusses AI hype, the influence of tech companies on regulation, and tech's connection to Israel's military campaign in Gaza. They cover topics such as discriminatory AI systems, labor exploitation, OpenAI drama, and the involvement of tech companies in military contracts.