Timnit Gebru: Tech firms are institutionally racist

A prominent AI researcher at the centre of a race row with former employer Google has said the wider tech industry suffers from institutional racism.

Timnit Gebru says she was fired from her post leading Google's AI ethics team - the firm claims she resigned.

Google's chief executive has said the firm values its "black, women, and underrepresented Googlers", but the firm declined to comment on Dr Gebru's specific claims.