MIT no longer has a mask requirement. Our research group discussed whether to keep masks on for indoor meetings so that everyone feels comfortable attending. Today, an email from the Vice Chancellor says that’s not allowed.
Kate Darling
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Kate Darling
@grok_
Research lead for Robotics Ethics & Society at RAI. she/her. Author of "The New Breed": rb.gy/uykksn
- Replying to @grok_He even highlighted the part about individuals not being allowed to even REQUEST that someone mask.
- MIT requires vaccination, has a vaccination rate above 90%, has a weekly testing requirement, mask requirement, and contact tracing. And we still have COVID cases.
- Replying to @grok_No modifications can be made to the policy at the group level and no individual can request that someone else mask.
- Replying to @kimblyscottThey make us wear name tags for sponsor events
- Next time I’m thinking of putting my career on the line by speaking truth to power and ugly-crying in front of 100 people, I’ll try to remember that a man will get credit for it in the press.
- I work with some of the smartest people in the world and cannot stress enough: being smart doesn’t make you not a moron.
- I feel like we don’t talk enough about how the pandemic has obliterated the persistent belief that robots were “just about to” take everyone’s jobs.
- If I had known that the "Dr." causes male tears, I would have been using it a lot more!
- Ok, I get it now. Books aren’t finished products, they are a snapshot of how far the author got before they had to turn in their goddamn manuscript.
- Replying to @grok_
- Periodic reminder that most of Isaac Asimov's stories were about how the three laws of robotics DON'T ACTUALLY WORK.
- It’s official! I've joined the Boston Dynamics AI Institute to lead their ethics & society research initiative. I'll keep MIT as an academic home, but I’m thrilled to be building my own team at a cutting-edge robotics research institute. theaiinstitute.com/news/ai-instit…
- If we end this with one person falling on their sword, nothing will change. There is so much work to do to fight the systemic problems at the Media Lab, MIT, and beyond. Today we grieve, tomorrow we roll up our sleeves.