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Jan 3, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Today is the start of UW’s Winter Quarter, and #UWAllen is excited to welcome our students back. Without the benefit of a long break given our quarter system, instructors spent the holiday weekend preparing for the challenge of conducting the 1st week remotely due to omicron. 1/5
Meanwhile, former faculty member Pedro Domingos unfortunately used the holiday weekend to yet again tweet meritless, sexist, inflammatory, attention-seeking commentary that reflects poorly on him and everyone associated with him. We, once again, repudiate his views. 2/5
Dec 12, 2020 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
#UWAllen leadership is aware of recent “discussions” involving Pedro Domingos, a professor emeritus (retired) in our school. We do not condone a member of our community engaging in a Twitter flame war belittling individuals and downplaying valid concerns over ethics in AI. 1/11
We object to his dismissal of concerns over the use of technology to further marginalize groups ill-served by tech. While potential for harm does not necessarily negate the value of a given line of research, none of us should be absolved from considering that impact. 2/11
Jun 21, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Thread: There has been some discussion about a recent Quillette article penned by one of our faculty members. We thought we would take this opportunity to reiterate where we stand as a school on the issue of diversity in computing: (1/6)
The Allen School is committed to advancing diversity in our program and in our field. As an academic community and as an industry, we believe we can and should do better when it comes to attracting and supporting women and other underrepresented groups. (2/6)
