Timnit Gebru Slams Effective Altruism as Colonialist 'White Savior' Charity
timnitGebru · x · 2026-11-07
AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru sharply attacked the Effective Altruism movement on X, calling it eugenicist, IQ-obsessed, racist and sexist, with "we help Africans" serving as a shield — the same playbook as colonial predecessors. The quoted post counters that people can be made to universally denounce donating to healthcare for the poor simply by framing the analysis of which healthcare to fund as too callous or weird.
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