https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7a7bq/ai-ethicists-are-outraged-after-google-fired-a-respected-black-researcher

Last night, Google abruptly fired Timnit Gebru, an AI ethicist who has gained immense respect around the world for her work uncovering racial bias in algorithms and promoting women and people of color in the field.

Gebru, who was the co-lead of Google’s ethical AI team, announced her firing in a series of tweets on Wednesday. The news was immediately met with outrage by fellow ethicists, her former co-workers, and many influential AI researchers.