ALGORITHM BIAS IN POLITICS
Meta tells Brazil's electoral court it treats Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro equally ahead of Sunday vote
Meta has taken steps to comply with a court order for equal treatment of presidential candidates in Brazil. The electoral court directed the company to ensure balanced platform coverage before the upcoming runoff election. This follows allegations from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign regarding biased algorithms favoring his opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro. Meta has implemented measures to uphold electoral advertisement regulations amidst growing tensions.
Meta employees confirm in internal communications of alleged bias against Lula in Brazilian elections, reports newspaper
Meta's employees confirmed in an internal communication that the company had restricited Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s accounts during the Brazilian elections. The development followed Brazil's top electoral court ruling that the tech company must ensure equal treatment of the presidential candidates ahead of the October 25 runoff elections. The ruling had come after Lula filed a complaint accusing Meta of restrictions in favour of opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro.
Quote of the day by Friedrich Nietzsche: ‘Most people do not think; they repeat. They adopt the opinions of those around them, wear them like borrowed clothes, and call it a worldview.’ - Famous German philosopher on the power of independent thinking
Quote of the day by Friedrich Nietzsche: The Friedrich Nietzsche quote critiques the tendency of individuals to conform to popular opinions rather than engage in independent thinking. He advocates for breaking away from societal norms and the influences of collective beliefs. In today's digital age, where quick affirmations and allegiance to groupthink overflow, this quote serves as a crucial reminder to reassess our own beliefs and the bravery needed to think uniquely and authentically.
Elon Musk to make X's entire codebase open source in August
Elon Musk had first revealed the plan last week, saying the company was identifying and fixing security vulnerabilities before the release. He had also assured that independent reviewers would be invited to verify that the software running on X matches the code that is made publicly available.
Elon Musk announces X will open-source its entire codebase: What does he mean?
Additionally, xAI also open-sourced its Grok Build coding agent following a data-privacy controversy. "Open sourcing Grok Build allows anyone to support making a reliable and robust harness. Check out our code, including the Git repo for the Grok Build CLI," SpaceXAI said in a post on X.
Why did French police raid X’s Paris office and when have they summoned Elon Musk
French authorities have raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk–owned social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as part of an expanding criminal investigation.
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Bluesky calls out X's algorithm control after Musk admits feed failures
Decentralised social network Bluesky argued that concentrated control over large platforms poses a structural threat to public discourse. It went on to say that the structural problem of one person calling the shots needs to be fixed, as “history shows us where that leads.”
Chair of a House committee on China demands urgent White House briefing on TikTok deal
In a statement released Friday, Rep. John Moolenaar, the chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, praised the proposed deal as "an important step" in transitioning ownership of the TikTok platform to American hands but he emphasized that "divestment was not the law's only requirement."
Shock move: Zuckerberg's Meta picks Robby Starbuck, anti-LGBTQ+ voice, as AI bias advisor - backlash erupts
Meta Platforms has sparked controversy by appointing Robby Starbuck, a conservative activist with anti-LGBTQ+ positions, as an AI bias advisor. Starbuck previously sued Meta after its AI falsely associated him with the January 6 Capitol riot. While Meta emphasizes his role will help to ensure neutrality, opponents caution it could compromise inclusivity and ethical AI governance.
Musk's X accuses French prosecutors of 'politically motivated' probe
Elon Musk’s platform X claims a French criminal probe into algorithmic bias and data misuse is politically motivated and threatens free speech. X refuses to cooperate, citing legal rights. The investigation, backed by lawmaker Eric Bothorel, deepens tensions over online speech between Europe and the US, especially involving right-wing voices.
Poland to report Musk's chatbot Grok to EU for offensive comments
Poland's digitisation minister, Krzysztof Gawkowski, told RMF FM radio on Wednesday that the government will ask Brussels to investigate the chatbot's offensive comments about its politicians.
Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias; now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts
In the White House and the Republican-led Congress, "woke AI" has replaced harmful algorithmic discrimination as a problem that needs fixing. Past efforts to "advance equity" in AI development and curb the production of "harmful and biased outputs" are a target of investigation.
How Elon Musk changed course to go all out for Trump
Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter, now called X, has drastically shifted its political neutrality. Despite pledges for impartiality, Musk's posts and platform policies now favour Trump and his allies, suppressing opposing views and funding partisan efforts. His $120 million into America PAC supports Trump's campaign, drawing legal scrutiny.
Donald Trump at odds with Google, accuses tech giant of posting 'bad stories' about him
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Google of bias, claiming the search engine posts negative stories about him while favoring his Democratic rival Kamala Harris. Trump has threatened prosecution if he wins the upcoming presidential election, citing alleged election interference by Google. Google denies these claims, asserting its algorithms are impartial.
Most chatbots inherently 'left-leaning,' but with capacity to 'learn' bias, study finds
Research has shown that many chatbots, including ChatGPT, exhibit a left-of-centre bias, which can be altered by training with politically aligned data. David Rozado's study achieved this, creating left, right, and neutral versions of chatbots by fine-tuning their algorithms with specific textual content, thereby influencing their political orientations.
Can we rid artificial intelligence of bias?
Artificial intelligence built on mountains of potentially biased information has created a real risk of automating discrimination, but is there any way to re-educate the machines? The huge models on which ChatGPT is built "can't reason about what is biased or what isn't so they can't do anything about it," cautioned Jayden Ziegler, head of product at Alembic Technologies.
Gemini's flawed AI racial images seen as warning of tech titans' power
For people at the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google's Gemini chatbot cranked out images of Black and Asian Nazi soldiers was seen as a warning about the power artificial intelligence can give tech titans. Folks interviewed at the popular South by Southwest arts and tech festival in Austin said the Gemini stumble highlights the inordinate power a handful of companies have over the artificial intelligence platforms that are poised to change the way people live and work.
Indian internet users not to be experimented on with 'unreliable' models, algorithms: MoS IT warns Google
Rajeev Chandrasekhar's comments on X were directed at search giant Google which issued a statement earlier in the day after its Artificial Intelligence tool Gemini came under fire on social media for allegedly indicating in response to a user’s question about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his policies were considered by some as being "fascist."
Research says liberal media is more critical of AI than conservative outlets
The opposition is believed to stem from concerns about AI amplifying racial and gender biases and contributing to income inequality.
Opposition parties write to Meta, Google, allege bias for ruling government
In letters to Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai, the opposition parties under the I.N.D.I.A coalition have cited stories done by The Washington Post which claimed that Meta’s platforms WhatsApp and Facebook as well as Google’s YouTube had been used to spread “social disharmony and inciting communal hatred in India”.
INDIA bloc writes to Facebook, Google CEOs, demands platforms' neutrality during polls
In the letter to Zuckerberg, the opposition parties have said that the India National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is an alliance of 28 political parties in India that represent the combined opposition coalition and are the ruling alliance in 11 states and represent nearly half of all Indian voters.
For minorities, biased AI algorithms can damage almost every part of life
Our data is polluted by a set of myths from the age of "enlightenment", including biases that lead to discrimination based on gender and sexual identity.
ETtech Explainer: warnings aplenty against AI chatbot biases, ignore them at your own peril
The biases can have serious consequences. for individuals and communities, particularly those who have historically faced one or other type of discrimination. Biased algorithms, for instance, can lead to unfair lending practices, or unjust arrests and convictions.
Republican committee sues Google over email spam filters
The lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California Friday evening, accuses Gmail of "discriminating" against the RNC by unfairly sending the group's emails to users' spam folders, impacting both fundraising and get-out-the-vote efforts in pivotal swing states.
Elon Musk's plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse
Musk has also indicated his intention to combat twitter bots, or automated accounts that post rapidly and repeatedly in the guise of people. He has called for authenticating users as real human beings.
Elon Musk's bid spotlights Twitter's unique role in public discourse - and what changes might be in store
As a researcher of social media platforms, I find that Musk's potential ownership of Twitter and his stated reasons for buying the company raise important issues. Those issues stem from the nature of the social media platform and what sets it apart from others.
View: Facebook is responsible for a lot, but not responsible for Congress’ 2019 defeat
A whole army of Congress-leaning media persons has found patronage as Facebook-sponsored ‘fact checkers’, many of them part of the pre-election anti-BJP campaign 15 months ago.
Fake and bad news depressing markets
The benchmark stock index sank 4.6 per cent in the latest week, to 2,633 points
Artificial intelligence that runs FB feed can develop its own biases: Michal Kosinski
Kosinski, assistant professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, talks about the impact of psychometrics on world events and usage by political parties.
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