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Diversity Crisis in AI, 2017 edition

by rmeertens on 8/17/17, 2:54 PM with 2 comments

• by anasayubi on 8/17/17, 8:00 PM

  I don't see how you plan on targeting diversity within AI by hosting classes in a concrete location (that too in the US). You want diversity? Send your employees abroad to 3rd world countries. I lead a university society in Pakistan that focuses on raising awareness and expertise in AI. We're in dire need of mentors and experts.

• by DarkKomunalec on 8/17/17, 3:15 PM

  > guess what the diversity stats of the Google Brain team is? It is ~94% male with 44 men and just 3 women and over 70% White.

  She has a point complaining about the 94% males, but as the US is 72.4% white, I don't see what's wrong with "over 70% White".

  > just 3% of Google’s technical employees are Black or Latino

  Heh, Asians are once again not diverse enough to even mention.