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Google fires researcher Margaret Mitchell amid chaos in AI division – Source CNET Tech

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“I’m fired,” researcher Margaret Mitchell wrote on Twitter.


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Google on Friday fired Margaret Mitchell, who co-led the company’s Ethical AI team, more than two months after the controversial ousting of Timnit Gebru, the team’s other leader. The move escalates a tense situation at a Google division already in turmoil.

Mitchell had been the subject of an investigation by Google for her treatment of company data. The Google manager had reportedly been using automated software to go through her old messages to find examples of discriminatory treatment toward…

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