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Personnel: Timnit Gebru at Google / Alphabet (Research Scientist, Ethical AI)

Verdictconfirmed95%
1 check · 4/9/2026

The source text explicitly confirms all key fields: (1) person is Timnit Gebru, (2) org is Google, (3) role is confirmed as co-lead of the Ethical AI Team (described as 'technical co-lead of the Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team' and 'co-led a team on the ethics of artificial intelligence'), (4) startDate 2018 is confirmed ('Gebru joined Google in 2018'), and (5) endDate December 2020 is confirmed ('In December 2020, her employment with Google ended'). The source uses 'Google' and mentions it is part of Alphabet's structure implicitly through context, though the exact 'Google / Alphabet' phrasing is not explicitly stated together. All material facts in the record are supported by the source.

Our claim

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Role
Research Scientist, Ethical AI
Role Type
career
Start Date
2018
End Date
December 2020
Is Founder
No
Notes
Co-led the Ethical AI team; fired in December 2020 following dispute over a research paper on large language models

Source evidence

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confirmed95%Haiku 4.5 · 4/9/2026

NoteThe source text explicitly confirms all key fields: (1) person is Timnit Gebru, (2) org is Google, (3) role is confirmed as co-lead of the Ethical AI Team (described as 'technical co-lead of the Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team' and 'co-led a team on the ethics of artificial intelligence'), (4) startDate 2018 is confirmed ('Gebru joined Google in 2018'), and (5) endDate December 2020 is confirmed ('In December 2020, her employment with Google ended'). The source uses 'Google' and mentions it is part of Alphabet's structure implicitly through context, though the exact 'Google / Alphabet' phrasing is not explicitly stated together. All material facts in the record are supported by the source.

Case № rrJ0NOnWL5Filed 4/9/2026Confidence 95%
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