Google has fired the founder and co-head of its artificial intelligence ethics unit, claiming she violated the company's code of conduct. Although, Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologizes for how the company handled the 'departure' of AI ethics researcher who claimed facial recognition is racist and called the tech giant 'dehumanizing'.
The firing seems to have been fueled by the same underpinnings of racism and sexism that our AI systems, when in the wrong hands, tend to soak up.
In a statement, Google said an investigation found Margaret Mitchell had moved files outside the company.
The ethics unit has been under scrutiny since December, following the departure of another senior figure, Timnit Gebru.
Both women had campaigned for more diversity at Google and raised concerns about censorship within the company.
Dr Mitchell announced the news in a tweet, which read "I'm fired".
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