Google’s AI-powered ‘inclusive warnings’ feature is very broken

Post by andrekandre » Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 10:56 PM UTC

varispeed wrote: post #359

mgraczyk wrote: post #9

In the article they use the example of "Motherboard" and "Landlord" and seem to suggest that these are areas where the Google AI is making mistakes or being overly strict. As a Google employee expressing my own opinion and observations of company culture, I can say that these are 100% not mistakes. Many Google employees are just so out of touch with the real world that they believe it is the duty of Google Docs to ch…

That's part of Marxist long march through institutions. They achieve these goals through bullying and accusations. Nobody at work wants to be (unfoundedly) accused of racism so they silently accept these new rules. I mean it's a small inconvenience that is probably worth the salary they are getting. But the truth is people in these organisations are afraid of speaking their minds in case they say something that is de…

Post by lupire » Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 10:57 PM UTC

unmole wrote: post #415

flyingfences wrote: post #328

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> As in she's the "lord of the land." But she wouldn't be; she'd be the "lady of the land".

Queen Elizabeth II is the current Lord of Mann. And Dame Fiona Woolf was the Lord Mayor of London as was Mary Donaldson before her.

Post by shitlord » Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 10:59 PM UTC

quantified wrote: post #661

gdulli wrote: post #29

I spent many years in the bluest corner of a very blue state. But still I can't imagine any objection to the word "landlord" outside of (1) a right wing attempt to satirize the left, (2) a Google product brainstorming meeting, or (3) a rare sincere outlier or concern troll. In any of those cases I don't think this is necessary. That said, if the word "landlord" organically fell out of favor and out of usage to be rep…

It’s not “landlord”. It’s “person who lords land”.

Post by hnburnsy » Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:03 PM UTC

mattkrause wrote: post #500

user3939382 wrote: post #108

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If we're going to play this game, I think dissuading people from using "mother" in the example of "motherboard" is offensive. Mothers are the source of human life on earth, and in that capacity are revered and honored. When we say motherboard, we're making an analogy that suggests the board's significance and universal connection to everything. To discourage the term as an analogy for things that are a universal sour…

What about a motherboard is specifically maternal?

Post by namelessoracle » Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:03 PM UTC

foota wrote: post #651

cowl wrote: post #322

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> Even if we think that we should describe mothers as birthing persons Mother definitely does not mean birthing person. The easiest example is adoption. Would would you call the mother in that case? Adoptive Female Parent goes again against the 'rule' because it has female in there. Parent 1/Parent 2? no it has Hierarchy.

I think you're looking for the word parent?