Conference suspends Google sponsorship after ethics experts’ exit

Departures of Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell has prompted academics to ask if they should reconsider links with the technology giant

Published on
March 8, 2021
Last updated
March 12, 2021
Google began as a research project by two Stanford University PhD students

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Print headline: Google whacked: conference suspends company’s sponsorship after ethics experts’ exit

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