Ambition and desperation met at an intersection when the Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz consummated a blockbuster trade headlined by Donovan Mitchell going East — not to New York — and cementing Danny Ainge taking a sledgehammer to the Jazz roster for what’s sure to be an ugly-ish rebuild. Cleveland was ambitious enough to go after Mitchell, and Utah desperate enough to get off the Western hamster wheel that inevitably ends in San Francisco. In sending restricted free agent Collin… Source link
Read More »Magic, coach Steve Clifford agree to ‘mutual’ parting
The Orlando Magic are launching a full rebuild, and they’ve already made one major change. The Magic announced on Saturday that they’ve decided to part ways with head coach Steve Clifford. The move isn’t a firing, but reportedly a mutual decision. Clifford, 59, became Magic head coach ahead of the 2018-2019 season. He led the team to a 42-40 record and a 33-40 record in his first two seasons, both of which ended with trips to the playoffs. They were eliminated in the first round both… Source link
Read More »Google widely criticized after parting ways with a leading voice in AI ethics
Timnit Gebru is known for her research into bias and inequality in AI, and in particular for a 2018 paper she coauthored with Joy Buolamwini that highlighted how poorly commercial facial-recognition software fared when attempting to classify women and people of color. Their work sparked widespread awareness of issues common in AI today, particularly when the technology is tasked with identifying anything about human beings. At Google, Gebru was the co-leader of the company’s ethical AI team,… Source link
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