If anyone still at Twitter is going to this stupid “code review” by El Musko I will pay you cash money to walk in there with a document in binary and present in earnest about the hardcoreness of your code.
My op ed about the last days of Twitter is out. It was sad to reflect on all that could have been. I write this piece not just as a commemoration but as a warning - we need better systems of tech oversight
Big news! - I’m thrilled to be joining the @TwitterEng team today as Director of ML Ethics, Transparency & Accountability. With the META team, we’ll work to improve ML transparency, inclusivity and accountability. 1/
I’m excited to announce that @ruchowdh is joining us to help drive our work towards algorithmic transparency and accountability. She brings incredible expertise in AI and ethics and will help us minimize bias in our systems. We’re lucky to have her! 🧵
By me and @Gleemie on tech’s quiet colonization of the social sciences:
“The beautiful messiness of humanity cannot be quantified into data columns, programmed, scaled, and engineered.”
I keep thinking about last night.
It was the most humanity-affirming moment that as each tweep was fired, we all posted a 🫡. Then we laughed and rejoiced in the decency and kindness of friends.
What a sendoff, Twitter.
Friends, I am tired. I work hard to build good things and bring in the right people. Parity is no different.
For the second time in two weeks, I have to fight a major media outlet for basic recognition of my work. The gaslighting is real. The erasure is real. 1/