如果把时间拨回 2020 年,大多数 AI 从业者讨论的还是 GPT-3 到底有多强。 彼时,生成式 AI 尚未成为全球焦点,ChatGPT 还要两年后才会问世,大模型更没有掀起如今席卷全球的投资狂潮。可就在那一年,一位谷歌顶级 AI 研究员却因为一篇尚未发表的论文,与公司爆发激烈冲突,并最终失去了工作。 当时很多人以为,这不过是硅谷又一次关于职场管理、学术发表和企业文化的争议;可如今再回头看,人...
如果把时间拨回 2020 年,大多数 AI 从业者讨论的还是 GPT-3 到底有多强。 彼时,生成式 AI 尚未成为全球焦点,ChatGPT 还要两年后才会问世,大模型更没有掀起如今席卷全球的投资狂潮。可就在那一年,一位谷歌顶级 AI 研究员却因为一篇尚未发表的论文,与公司爆发激烈冲突,并最终失去了工作。 当时很多人以为,这不过是硅谷又一次关于职场管理、学术发表和企业文化的争议;可如今再回头看,人们才发现,那篇论文中的警告,几乎全部在现实世界中应验了。 而被解雇的研究员,正是 AI 伦理研究领域最具影响力的人物之一——Timnit Gebru。 一场震动 AI 圈的“解雇事件” 2020 年 12 月,Timnit Gebru 在社交平台发布消息称,自己已被谷歌解雇。 消息迅速引爆整个 AI 研究圈。因为当时的 Gebru 并非一名普通的研究员,而是谷歌伦理 AI 团队(Ethical AI Team)联合负责人,也是全球 AI 公平性与算法偏见研究领域的知名学者之一。 出生于埃塞俄比亚的 Gebru 长期关注 AI 中的种族偏见、性别歧视以及社会公平问题。在加入谷歌之前,她曾在斯坦福大学从事研究。2018 年,她参与发表的一篇关于算法偏见的研究,被许多人视为 AI 公平性研究的重要转折点。同年, 谷歌将她招入麾下,并高调展示公司对“负责任 AI(Responsible AI)”的重视。 然而仅仅两年后,双方便走向决裂。 当时, 谷歌对外给出的说法是 Gebru 主动辞职 ,但 Gebru 本人则给出了完全不同的版本:她表示, 自己是在休假期间收到公司邮件,被告知离职立即生效 ,所有内部系统权限和邮箱访问权限同时被关闭。 在她看来,这是一场毫无疑问的解雇。 随后, 超 4000 名谷歌员工和业内人士签署公开信,对公司的处理方式提出质疑,要求给 Gebru 复职 ——而这一切的导火索,是一篇仅有 14 页的学术论文。 一篇14页的论文引发争议 这篇论文名为《On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots》(《随机鹦鹉的危险》),作者包括 Timnit Gebru、华盛顿大学语言学教授 Emily Bender,以及另外两位研究人员, 被引用次数目前已超 1.4 万次 。 后来,“随机鹦鹉”这个名称也广为流传。(论文地址:https://s10...
In the second and final instalment of a two-part series on China’s pivotal national college entrance examination, or gaokao, the SCMP explores the evolution of the country’s contemporary examination system and its ongoing influence on societal and familial expectations. This year, China’s gaokao saw 12.9 million candidates, representing the second consecutive year of decline. Despite this trend, t...
In the second and final instalment of a two-part series on China’s pivotal national college entrance examination, or gaokao, the SCMP explores the evolution of the country’s contemporary examination system and its ongoing influence on societal and familial expectations. This year, China’s gaokao saw 12.9 million candidates, representing the second consecutive year of decline. Despite this trend, the gaokao remains critical – a demanding competition that profoundly impacts students’ university...
In the first papal address to the Spanish legislature, the American pope said a "moral renewal" was necessary in legislatures and public life to ensure respect for the inherent dignity of all people. (Image credit: Yara Nardi/Reuters Pool via AP)
In the first papal address to the Spanish legislature, the American pope said a "moral renewal" was necessary in legislatures and public life to ensure respect for the inherent dignity of all people. (Image credit: Yara Nardi/Reuters Pool via AP)
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) unveiled a series of strategic agreements with some of South Korea’s largest technology groups on Monday, strengthening its position in the artificial intelligence ecosystem while securing key relationships across memory chips, cloud infrastructure and robotics. The partnerships were announced during a visit to South Korea by Chief Executive Jensen Huang, who arrived in the co...
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) unveiled a series of strategic agreements with some of South Korea’s largest technology groups on Monday, strengthening its position in the artificial intelligence ecosystem while securing key relationships across memory chips, cloud infrastructure and robotics. The partnerships were announced during a visit to South Korea by Chief Executive Jensen Huang, who arrived in the country on Friday.