"Required edits, according to his email, included "negative-to-neutral" swaps such as changing the word "concerns" to "considerations," and "dangers" to "risks." Lawyers also required deleting references to Google technology; the authors' finding that AI leaked copyrighted content; and the words "breach" and "sensitive," the email said.Carlini did not respond to requests for comment. Google in answer to questions about the email disputed its contention that lawyers were trying to control the paper's tone. "We want responsible AI and ethical AI investigations," Dean said, giving the example of studying technology's environmental costs. Dean previously has criticized Gebru's paper for not including important findings on environmental impact.Gebru defended her paper's citation.

Source: Economic Times February 26, 2021 03:02 UTC