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CULTURE
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Media Coverage of Elon Musk’s Ideological Views Criticized
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This article tries so hard never to mention "the great replacement theory" but they talk about Elmo's fear of "civilization collapse or whatever" Only mention apartheid once. Has all the other similarly awful white dudes commenting like the good guys. Smh.
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Media Coverage of AI Leaders Lacks Diversity and Gender Balance
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I am so irritated right now, now that the article has gotten to "AI" and the only comments I see are like Sam Altman, Reid Hoffman, as if these men can't have similar profiles written about them smh. Like they're the good guys, and also what a fuckin sausage fest.
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Musk’s Political Shift: Racial Discrimination and Apartheid Legacy
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"Some…who know Musk well…struggle to make sense of his political shift. “There was nothing political about him ever,” a close associate told me" Only white men write this about dude -with largest racial discrimination case ever in CA
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Musk’s Reproduction Choices Raise Eugenics Concerns Critics Say
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"(Musk now has at least nine children with three different women, and has said that he is doing his part to address one of his pet issues, the risk of population collapse; demographers are skeptical about the matter.)" Umm how about eugenics? Hello?
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Elon Musk’s Messianic Vision: Sam Altman’s Critique
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"Sam Altman, the C.E.O. of OpenAI, with whom Musk has both worked and sparred, told me, “Elon desperately wants the world to be saved. But only if he can be the one to save it.”" Something about the pot and the kettle here smh. https://
newyorker.com/magazine/2023/
08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule
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Women in Tech: The Importance of Allyship and Leadership
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#WomeninTech: the importance of allyship https://
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Demographic Bias in AI Development and Cult-Like Communities
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Just imagine if it weren't a bunch of racist white dudes writing these things and building these cults.
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Know Your Subject: Credibility Matters in Tech
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you gotta know what you're talking about, people can tell
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Universities Grapple with AI Policies as Students Return to Campus
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“When students come back to campus this fall, some teachers will allow AI, but others will ban it. Some universities will have modified their dishonesty policies to take AI into account, but others avoid the subject.”