Let's talk about TikTok, AI ethics, and lots more in this week's episode of DevDiscuss
S6:E6 - TikTok’s Algorithm, JetBrain’s Fleet IDE, Timnit Gebru’s New Research Institution, and More
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Hosts: @saronyitbarek & @joshpuetz
Guests:
Dennis Ushakov, Fleet Developer at JetBrains
Julian McAuley, Computer Science Professor at the University of California San Diego
In this episode, we talk about Timnit Gebru’s new research institute, researcher’s contentious relationship with Facebook, and a company that has been secretly helping governments track people’s mobile phones. Then we chat with Dennis Ushakov about Fleet, the company’s new IDE. Finally, we speak with Julian McAuley about an internal TikTok document the New York Times obtained titled, TikTok Algo 101.
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Acknowledgements
- @levisharpe for producing & mixing the show
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