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0 pointsjolux5y ago0 comments

> This is not a public university, you don't get perfectly tenured academic freedom, if Google wants to put a reasonable subnote in there - and take 2 weeks to do it, it's perfectly fine.

They may be allowed to, but they're fools if they think world-class academics are going to work for them under draconian publishing standards that are not even consistently specified. I'm sure Gebru could get a tenured position at a university of her choice. They're throwing away a lot by choosing to die on this hill.

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jariel5y ago

"but they're fools if they think world-class academics are going to work for them under draconian publishing standards"

I suggest it might be 'foolish' to imply that 'a 2 week quick review with minor additions' are anything remotely 'draconian'.

Just the opposite -- this is a siren call to great researchers who want to be highly paid and work on great and novel things, full well knowing Google has a very light review process, won't interfere or suppress.

This makes Google sound like a great place to do research, probably better than most public institutions.

KittenInABox5y ago

I think that demanding retraction to a paper with no reason, and then only providing a verbal reason (aka the researcher cannot have the notes with them when making revisions), refusing to explain the process in which feedback was solicited, and then demanding retraction (NOT a revise and resubmit)...

yeah that's super draconian.

ESPECIALLY if other people in your department are claiming no one else has to go through this, just one of the few black women! Damn!

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