"A language model that predicts the next word is not understanding. It is coordinating with statistical patterns in text written by people who were never asked if they consented. That coordination is not neutral. It encodes who was counted and who was not."
Computer scientist and AI ethics researcher who co-authored the Stochastic Parrots paper, arguing that large language models amplify biases without understanding. Fired by Google for refusing to retract the paper, she founded the Distributed AI Research Institute to build community-centered AI accountability outside Big Tech's reach.