Timnit Gebru
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
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Founder: The Distributed AI Research Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social.
Author: The View from Somewhere, a memoir & manifesto arguing for a technological future that serves our communities (to be published by One Signal / Atria
Founder: The Distributed AI Research Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social.
Author: The View from Somewhere, a memoir & manifesto arguing for a technological future that serves our communities (to be published by One Signal / Atria
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Timnit Gebru
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
· Apr 15
Ethiopia’s forgotten war is the deadliest of the 21st century, with around 600,000 civilian deaths
Estimates by European institutions and academics say over half a million non-combatants have died during the Tigray conflict as a result of a government blockade that kept out humanitarian aid
english.elpais.com
🔇🔇🔇Announcing new work from DAIR which is very close to my heart, 3 years in the making.
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...
Where do I start with this woman? Maybe we can start with some of the racist things she's said that will not surprise anyone.
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Where do I start with this woman? Maybe we can start with some of the racist things she's said that will not surprise anyone.
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The headline's great, but the article is beyond impressive for how much ground they cover with such fidelity in just a few words.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The headline's great, but the article is beyond impressive for how much ground they cover with such fidelity in just a few words.
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Deepmind's marketing department known as Nature.
@nature.org again functioning as a marketing platform rather than upholding scientific standards. It is misleading at best to describe this as a "randomized controlled trial" AND there is no disclosure that these are Google researchers "studying" a Google product.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Deepmind's marketing department known as Nature.
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@nature.org again functioning as a marketing platform rather than upholding scientific standards. It is misleading at best to describe this as a "randomized controlled trial" AND there is no disclosure that these are Google researchers "studying" a Google product.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
@nature.org again functioning as a marketing platform rather than upholding scientific standards. It is misleading at best to describe this as a "randomized controlled trial" AND there is no disclosure that these are Google researchers "studying" a Google product.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Q for those in medical science: Does the phrase "randomized controlled trial" mean that patients were actually receiving treatment (in at least one arm of the study)?
February 7, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Q for those in medical science: Does the phrase "randomized controlled trial" mean that patients were actually receiving treatment (in at least one arm of the study)?
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
Translation: How dare you build something successful and self sustaining without having to grovel 🙄
February 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Translation: How dare you build something successful and self sustaining without having to grovel 🙄
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These are the same exact 'arguments' I heard when I built #thebadspace, a community safety tool in the fediverse that tracks sources of harm.
I can affirm these attacks indicate the effectiveness of what Blacksky is doing, because it presents a clear and present danger to the status quo.
I can affirm these attacks indicate the effectiveness of what Blacksky is doing, because it presents a clear and present danger to the status quo.
Lots of secret hostility.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
These are the same exact 'arguments' I heard when I built #thebadspace, a community safety tool in the fediverse that tracks sources of harm.
I can affirm these attacks indicate the effectiveness of what Blacksky is doing, because it presents a clear and present danger to the status quo.
I can affirm these attacks indicate the effectiveness of what Blacksky is doing, because it presents a clear and present danger to the status quo.
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I have a lot of thoughts about this but I keep coming back to the way that dev spaces, even ones premised on “openness,” are ultimately organized around, and adopt the orientations of, whiteness.
When you view the ATProto from this lens, all of these criticisms make sense.
When you view the ATProto from this lens, all of these criticisms make sense.
Lots of secret hostility.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
February 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I have a lot of thoughts about this but I keep coming back to the way that dev spaces, even ones premised on “openness,” are ultimately organized around, and adopt the orientations of, whiteness.
When you view the ATProto from this lens, all of these criticisms make sense.
When you view the ATProto from this lens, all of these criticisms make sense.
Reposted by Timnit Gebru
Lots of secret hostility.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
February 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Lots of secret hostility.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
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mind you btw, anime ass pfps whining. stfu.
keep cooking Rudy 🫰🏾
keep cooking Rudy 🫰🏾
Lots of secret hostility.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
- Rudy is a hack
- Blacksky is a semi-proprietary ethnocentric social network just “popping up”
- Blacksky is masquerading as fully open source
would you all like me to still speak at #AtmosphereConf this year?
I don’t have to.
February 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
mind you btw, anime ass pfps whining. stfu.
keep cooking Rudy 🫰🏾
keep cooking Rudy 🫰🏾
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We are more than the data which describes us
The devil doesn't need any more advocates, but also: do you see the dehumanization in the move you made there?
We don't "sample", we interact. Language is fundamentally social and reducing people to their "output" is the basic problematic move of the AI boosters.
We don't "sample", we interact. Language is fundamentally social and reducing people to their "output" is the basic problematic move of the AI boosters.
February 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We are more than the data which describes us
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the modern equivalent of the ford pinto. they should be pulled off the road.
Tesla driver’s devastating 911 call while stuck in fiery car revealed: ‘Help please … I am going to die’
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning car, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
Tesla driver’s devastating 911 call while stuck in fiery car revealed: ‘Help please … I am going to die’
A 20-year-old Tesla driver pleaded with a 911 operator to save his life as he was trapped in a burning vehicle, according to a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla filed by his mother on Wednesday.
nypost.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
the modern equivalent of the ford pinto. they should be pulled off the road.
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Friends, it seems real? www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
Billionaires march leader ID'd, says effort sincere
Startup founder not billionaire, but supports them.
www.sfexaminer.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Friends, it seems real? www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
Friends, it seems real? www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
Billionaires march leader ID'd, says effort sincere
Startup founder not billionaire, but supports them.
www.sfexaminer.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Friends, it seems real? www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
Looking forward to reading when the story is out.
February 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Looking forward to reading when the story is out.
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Struggling to understand the world view that would make Anthropic's credulous inclusion of their stochastic parrot's output in their "system card" for said system "worth reading".
Also, it really hurts to see such a mockery of system documentation.
Also, it really hurts to see such a mockery of system documentation.
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Struggling to understand the world view that would make Anthropic's credulous inclusion of their stochastic parrot's output in their "system card" for said system "worth reading".
Also, it really hurts to see such a mockery of system documentation.
Also, it really hurts to see such a mockery of system documentation.
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
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A good time to boost Black feminist tech scholars like @wewatchwatchers.bsky.social @poetofcode.bsky.social @timnitgebru.bsky.social , @ruha9.bsky.social & @safiyanoble.bsky.social
Check out Netflix doc on surveillance, tech, & race feat. many of these folks: shorturl.at/m5abv
Check out Netflix doc on surveillance, tech, & race feat. many of these folks: shorturl.at/m5abv
February 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
A good time to boost Black feminist tech scholars like @wewatchwatchers.bsky.social @poetofcode.bsky.social @timnitgebru.bsky.social , @ruha9.bsky.social & @safiyanoble.bsky.social
Check out Netflix doc on surveillance, tech, & race feat. many of these folks: shorturl.at/m5abv
Check out Netflix doc on surveillance, tech, & race feat. many of these folks: shorturl.at/m5abv
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i know the people running it have said they’re trying to clean up what’s being posted, but seriously, if you can’t properly moderate your new platform, shut it down until you can instead of spreading the most vile material you can imagine. truly disgusted.
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
i know the people running it have said they’re trying to clean up what’s being posted, but seriously, if you can’t properly moderate your new platform, shut it down until you can instead of spreading the most vile material you can imagine. truly disgusted.
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decided to see what upscrolled was like, and the third post i saw after making an account was csam
i already had concerns about the platform’s leadership, but now you can be certain i’m going nowhere near it and would recommend others stay away too
i already had concerns about the platform’s leadership, but now you can be certain i’m going nowhere near it and would recommend others stay away too
February 5, 2026 at 8:26 PM
decided to see what upscrolled was like, and the third post i saw after making an account was csam
i already had concerns about the platform’s leadership, but now you can be certain i’m going nowhere near it and would recommend others stay away too
i already had concerns about the platform’s leadership, but now you can be certain i’m going nowhere near it and would recommend others stay away too
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Effective altruism is pro-life for atheists: they can advocate for people who exist hypothetically and don’t have to listen to the needs of the living.
New article about the deafening silence from Effective Altruist leaders on the most morally important issues of our time: the Gaza genocide, rise of fascism, and brutality of ICE. I also discuss how the world would probably be better if EA had never existed. What do you think?
The Moral Cowardice of Leading Effective Altruists (and How EA Has Probably Made the World Worse)
(3,500 words)
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Effective altruism is pro-life for atheists: they can advocate for people who exist hypothetically and don’t have to listen to the needs of the living.