Despair underlies our misinformation crisis: Introducing an interactive tool | Brookings
"Increasingly, despair is considered a national security issue as well as a health crisis." no of course we don't live in a dystopia, why do you ask
AIAAIC - AIAAIC Repository
"The independent, open, public interest resource detailing incidents and controversies driven by and relating to AI, algorithms, and automation"
Disabled people's exclusion from indoor spaces is a civil rights violation, not an annoyance
"People who take precautions to avoid COVID are making the wise decision to protect themselves and their families; they are also safeguarding their ability to work and earn money in a society that disposes of people who cannot produce. It is a rational decision; in the case of Long COVID patients, it is a necessary one."
Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide
concise yet thorough. should be stuff that is second nature to every journalist
Too many news orgs adopt right-wing frames about trans people » Nieman Journalism Lab
"Reporters and editors have unconscious biases. In the case of trans people, that often manifests in worrying more about people who may mistakenly identify as trans — and regret that decision — than about the challenges that trans people face."
Understanding the Anti-Trans Parent Movement | by Julia Serano | May, 2023 | Medium
'If you understand the two tendencies that I just described — outsiders’ propensity to identify with cis parents rather than their trans children, coupled with parents’ tendency to disbelieve that their children are “really trans” (at least initially, and in some cases permanently) — then it becomes obvious how easy it is for journalists and media producers to manipulate audiences’ opinions of trans youth and gender-affirming healthcare with a few well-placed quotes from reluctant or skeptical parents.'
The Methods of Moral Panic Journalism - by Michael Hobbes - Confirm My Choices
"So here we have a dire warning — illiberal leftists are banning books! — followed by two anecdotes in which no books have been banned."
Has The American Left Lost Its Mind? ❧ Current Affairs
"I don’t understand why Taibbi cites these incidents as part of his case that the Left has turned into a bunch of “Twitter Robespierres.” The accusation here is that bosses were racist and that people of color were treated differently and paid less. How is that not a legitimate complaint? I can only conclude that Taibbi either thinks people need to shut up about racism in the workplace and that going public on social media about it makes them a bunch of snowflakes, or that he simply hasn’t thought his argument through."
AI Coverage Best Practices, According to AI Researchers – Skynet Today
louder for the people in the back. 'There is no such thing as “an artificial intelligence”.'
How you’re feeling when machine learning might help - Quartz AI Studio
"We’ll never be able to read all of these documents. What’s unique about this text compared to all the rest? My eyes sting from searching these images for the same thing. We need to find more records like these in a huge pile of data. I could really use a heads-up before this happens again. (Post to come.)" I *reeeeeally* appreciate approaches to ml like this that start with problems to be solved (instead of just taking for granted that ai/ml is useful)