In December 2020, Dr. Timnit Gebru was on a vacation road trip when a colleague’s text delivered a shock: an internal Google email announced she had resigned. But Gebru hadn't resigned—she had been fired. This sudden severance from her role as the technical co-lead of Google’s Ethical Artificial Intelligence team became one of the most controversial moments in the history of Silicon Valley.

In this episode of Mavericks of Science, we explore the journey of the scientist who became the "conscience of AI". From her childhood as a political refugee to her groundbreaking research on algorithmic bias, Gebru's story is a powerful look at the tension between corporate power and scientific critique.