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It's a pattern of behavior. She had a thread just last week calling her employers "a bunch of privileged White men" and complaining that they were disrespecting her by not letting her work on some unspecified research project.

https://twitter.com/timnitGebru/status/1331757629996109824

How does she think that's acceptable? You don't slander your boss in public unless you think you're untouchable or you want out.

I mean if you are a bias/ethics researcher and your bosses ignore/limit your work then there are reasons to complain/whistleblow.

This paints a picture of someone with a history of causing conflict. It points to negative personality traits (narcissism), and these people can be expected to wreck organisations.

It was only five months ago, not really that long in the scheme of things.

The LeCun affair is pretty good evidence that she's a hot head who's more than willing to provoke public drama.