Mark RiedlWatching people I know and respect in the Twitter META team being laid off. These were some of the best and brightest when it comes to AI/algorithms for social good. 😿
The world is a little bit darker today.
The Twitter META group were brave AF. A responsible AI research group at Twitter? That takes some guts!
But they did it. And they brought with them hope that a hopeless place like Twitter might become a place that took its algorithmic stewardship of information seriously.
FlotsamJacksamThe firing of the Twitter META group is a strong signal that Twitter no longer even pretends to care about whether they are a force for good or not.
We all knew who Musk really was. He didn't have to touch anything. But he did.
Christos Matskas ✅@riedl to be honest I didn’t believe he would go to this length… but now we do. Time for a better alternative
Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎Twitter is being weaponized. I don't know how else to say it.
Dadá Dan@riedl thought I am not sure he knows how bad he is... The sad part is he could have unleashed all this hellstorm for much less money...
Oliviero Ponte di Pino once described a stupid person as someone who harms other and themselves. Been thinking about that phrase so much lately, don't know why...
Oliviero Ponte di Pino once described a stupid person as someone who harms other and themselves. Been thinking about that phrase so much lately, don't know why...