[dekhn]

She is eminently qualified to do ML research, and established an excellent position in ethical ML. I don't think this is a fair criticism of her abilities.

[thu2111]

What AI research has she done that isn't related to "ethics"? She doesn't seem to have any track record for creating new algorithms, for example.

[dekhn]

she worked on object detection with Fei Fei during her PhD. Folks who took classes where she TA'd said she was technically competent.