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Timnit Gebru
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Timnit Gebru

Founded DAIR; her firing from Google became a turning point.

b. 1983United StatesFounder & Executive Director, Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
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Known for
Stochastic ParrotsGender Shades

2 CareerEvery role we can document, most recent first

  1. 2021–now5 yrsDistributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)Founder & Executive Director
  2. 2018–20202 yrsGoogleCo-lead, Ethical AI

0 Books & papersPublished work, oldest first

No books — their work lives in papers, code and talks. The accounts above are the place to follow it.

LineageWho taught whom. Most of this field descends from a handful of laboratories, and the shortest path between two researchers is usually an advisor.

Studied underdoctoral or postdoctoral advisors
Fei-Fei LiFei-Fei Li
Worked alongsideco-founders and close collaborators
Margaret MitchellMargaret Mitchell

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