I find it funny how all these commenters have come out of the woodwork to question a highly accomplished and respected AI researcher's track record for their "tone" and the "value" of their research. Unsurprisingly, there's a fixation on railing against SJWs, activism, and political correctness.
None of these comments offer any substance on the main issue in focus: the fact that Google may be actively suppressing the publication of valuable research for reasons other than its academic merit.
I'm a bit unclear about how corporation research is conducted then. I would have naively assumed that when you undertake research as an employee, that research belongs to your employer and they have a right to decide if they want it made public with their name attached to it, or keep it secret for their own benefit.
Of course there are all kinds of ethical questions that can arise in that situation, but is that not the normal case in corporate research?
I find it pretty disturbing that tech has this right-wing streak and not only is it a lack of substance or focus, but an inability to consider the argument from her point of view, thus proving her point about prejudice.
