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Google CEO slammed by AI ethics researcher for blaming public feud on transparency

Google CEO Sundar Pichai credited the company's transparency for the backlash over Timnit Gebru's firing, earning a withering rebuke from the AI ethicist.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai credited the company's transparency for the backlash over Timnit Gebru's firing, earning a withering rebuke from the AI ethicist.

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