E39. Timnit Gebru: Asylum From A.I.

Show Notes Timnit Gebru is an artificial intelligence researcher.  Timnit advocates for fair and just use of the technology we use everyday. A former employee of Google, Timnit consistently calls in and calls out a Big Tech industry that leverages power, capital, and bias in favor of, well, themselves and their wallets. From language to surveillance- Timnit knows the potential harms of artificial intelligence know no bounds.In a time when we’re at war, today’s episode calls into question for whom we are fighting? Whose wars are worthy of discussion and what harms are so deeply ingrained within our consciousness that we ignore our own civilian casualties. As the world witnesses the 16th month of a war in Ethiopia, Timnint’s journey reminds us of the refugee, the warrior, and the heroes we often dismiss and determine unworthy of home. This conversation was recorded on Jan 27, 2022Learn More about this topic Rhua benjaminSimone browne (Dark Matters: on Surveillance of Blackness) Coded bias Tawana pettySupport regulations to safeguard Mar Hicks wrote op ed for Wired (tech historian)Who to follow? Algorithm justice league Data society Data for black livesAI Now DAIR Other Things we mention  contentauthenticity.org The fairness doctrine  Fairness doctrine washington post article Host Dario Calmese