TDR Episode 17: “High AI, low IQ”
· In our Deep Dive: Does how we design language for our technology industry have a distinct diversity problem, or are the systems themselves flawed in deeper more terrifying ways.
· And in “Courage or Cringe”: Matthew McConaughey, The San Diego School District & Facebook Hate Speech Rules
· Has Hollywood moved from liberal to illiberal, and what does that even mean?
· Should schools remove consequences and penalties for historically marginalized groups.
· Should enforcement of hate speech be uniformly enforced across groups?
Deep Dive: Google AI Leader making waves
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/04/1013294/google-ai-ethics-research-paper-forced-out-timnit-gebru/ (https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/04/1013294/google-ai-ethics-research-paper-forced-out-timnit-gebru/)
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/5/22155985/paper-timnit-gebru-fired-google-large-language-models-search-ai (https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/5/22155985/paper-timnit-gebru-fired-google-large-language-models-search-ai)
Courage or Cringe:
Matthew McConaughey lights up Hollywood
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/529029-mcconaughey-criticizes-hollywood-for-arrogant-attitude-toward (https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/529029-mcconaughey-criticizes-hollywood-for-arrogant-attitude-toward)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/matthew-mcconaughey-calls-out-hollywood-hypocrisy-for-mocking-conservatives-refusal-to-accept-biden-win?cmpid=prn_newsstand (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/matthew-mcconaughey-calls-out-hollywood-hypocrisy-for-mocking-conservatives-refusal-to-accept-biden-win?cmpid=prn_newsstand)
San Diego School District anti-discrimination efforts.
https://nypost.com/2020/12/06/san-diego-teachers-forced-to-attend-white-privilege-training/ (https://nypost.com/2020/12/06/san-diego-teachers-forced-to-attend-white-privilege-training/)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/06/anti-racism-lowering-expectations-education-just-form-soft-bigotry-column/6410954002/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/06/anti-racism-lowering-expectations-education-just-form-soft-bigotry-column/6410954002/)
Facebook Hate Speech Revision.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/12/03/facebook-ranks-hate-speech-black-over-attacks-white-people-men/3813931001/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/12/03/facebook-ranks-hate-speech-black-over-attacks-white-people-men/3813931001/)
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