It turns out that Google is asking researchers to make a treatise about its technology positive
A peer review of an in-house researcher's paper on artificial intelligence (AI) revealed that Google had asked for a positive tone. Regarding Google's internal peer review, there was a case where the leader of the ethical AI team who was asked 'whether to withdraw the content of the treatise or resign' refused to withdraw, and by dismissing this leader,
Google told its scientists to'strike a positive tone' in AI research --documents | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-research-focus-idUSKBN28X1CB
Google reportedly asked employees to'strike a positive tone' in research paper --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/23/22197760/google-sensitive-topics-review-research-papers-timnit-gebru
Google will introduce peer-reviewed 'risk topics' in June 2020, refraining from treating technology negatively in at least three cases so far, according to information received by Reuters from insiders. I asked the author to do so.
The author of the research on technology that recommends content to users was told by Google's senior manager 'Please pay close attention to a positive tone' when publishing the research content in the summer of 2020. I did. This treatise mentioned YouTube, but in the end, it seems that all the parts that mention Google's products will be deleted.
Researcher Margaret Mitchell and his colleagues, who feel that Google is beginning to interfere with 'significant research that can harm technology,' said, 'We are using our expertise to research the right ones. However, if you are not allowed to publish because you are not in line with high-quality peer review, you are facing the serious problem of 'censorship,' 'he said.
Dr. Timnit Gebru, who led the ethical AI team to which Mitchell and others belong, was asked to withdraw the treatise during internal peer review and refused to withdraw, saying, 'If you do not deepen the discussion about the treatise, I will resign.' I was dismissed because I sent an e-mail to consult with a colleague about diversity issues in the company.
Google fires technical leader of ethical AI team-GIGAZINE
This incident caused a great deal of criticism both inside and outside the company, with more than 1,200 Google employees signing protests , and CEO Sundar Pichai sent an email to all employees promising to conduct an investigation. It has become.
The full text of an email sent to all employees by CEO Sundar Pichai in the case of Google's AI researcher being dismissed --GIGAZINE
by Finnish Government
In-house peer review by Google was originally intended to check corporate secrets so that they would not be inadvertently leaked, but it is subject to the 'risk topic' of peer review that has been conducted since June 2020. 'Oil industry,' 'China,' 'Iran,' 'Israel,' 'new coronavirus infection (COVID-19),' 'home security,' 'insurance,' 'location data,' 'religion,' 'autonomous vehicles,' 'communication,' and 'communication.' It includes a wide range of things, such as a system that recommends or personalizes web content.
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