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Googles remedy of AI ethics researchers continues to fire up controversy

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Author: Megan Rose Dickey

Megan Rose Dickey is a senior reporter at TechCrunch focused on diversity, inclusion and social justice. She also covers the on-demand economy, artificial intelligence, algorithmic accountability and transportation. She previously spent two years at Business Insider covering tech startups focuse…

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