This is exactly right. Some of the questions were indeed terrible, but many of the things they're confused about—well, so is everyone else. Tech CEOs get confused about products of their own companies. It's confusing because it *is* confusing, partly on purpose.https://twitter.com/WillOremus/status/1072668349304332290 …
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This was the case with Zuckerberg's testimony, too.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/983807737296490496 …
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepLook, Senators have smart people briefing them, and they have tried to ask reasonable questions. But they often get lost in the details and that's the point. An ordinary person *cannot* meaningfully consent to this level of complexity and obscurity. https://twitter.com/ASankin/status/983799338676596742 …Show this thread3 replies 21 retweets 84 likesShow this thread
Remember Zuck got things wrong about his Facebook's products and Pichai evaded basic questions. I follow this stuff for a living and I'm confused. Last week, people were wondering about microphones in mattresses
, and it wasn't baseless. It's the situation that's unacceptable.
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