It sounds like Google was at odds with the research and the push by Timnit. And she gave them the easy exit with her ultimatum. It is shameful on Google to use a weak excuse as "not meeting protocol" to let go of a great researcher. Looks like the paper hit home raw. When explained, even a layman can see the bias these AI models will have. Looks like it is time for a better search engine to emerge and call out these monopolies.