Why Google's theme for its big developers conference could fall flat: by jillianiles
, saying in a statement that it had “become clear that in the current environment, [the council] can’t function as we wanted,” but didn’t address protestors’ arguments about underrepresented groups, like LGBTQ people, being especially at-risk for unintended consequences for AI.
For Google to hang its conference on the theme of being helpful for everyone without acknowledging its slew of exclusion-based issues may make the company’s intended theme seem hollow or ironic.recurring IO mantra about developing “responsible AI” by launching a product that imitated humans but didn't self-identify as a robot, which raised major ethical red flags.
Gartner research director Werner Goertz, who plans to attend the conference, doubts that any of the many product managers and executives who get up on the main stage will directly address Google’s litany of recent controversies. Viewers will hear details about a cheaper Pixel smartphone and the next edition of Android, but no atonement.conference,” he says. “Google will focus on addressing the technical details, and I don’t think these other topics will really distract from that message.
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