TECH - 'It's Repulsive To Me': AI Expert Timnit Gebru Says She'd Rather Go Back To Google That Fired Her Than Join OpenAI Board | Benzinga
Timnit Gebru, a leading AI researcher, has shot down the possibility of her joining the OpenAI board, indicating that returning to Google may be more probable.
What Happened: Gebru, who left Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google in 2020, expressed strong antipathy towards the idea of joining OpenAI’s board.
"It’s repulsive to me," Gebru told Wired.
OpenAI’s board, presently composed of former Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) CEO Bret Taylor, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora co-founder Adam D’Angelo, has been criticized for its lack of diversity.
Gebru, a prominent figure in the AI research field, was suggested as a possible new member. However, she ...