Tag: Political
AI language models are rife with political biases
The researchers asked language models where they stand on various topics, such as feminism and democracy. They used the answers to plot them on a graph known as a political compass, and then tested whether retraining models on even more politically biased training data changed their behavior and ability to detect hate speech and misinformation (it did). The research is described in a peer-reviewed paper that won the best paper award at the Association for Computational Linguistics conference last month.
Schumer Wields Political Heft in Bid for New York Chips Funds
In a darkened hotel ballroom in San Jose, Calif., last November, the most powerful players in the semiconductor industry received a familiar sales pitch.
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, appeared by video message to urge the industry titans at the Semiconductor Industry Association’s annual awards dinner to work together to strengthen American manufacturing of a critical technology — and to invest more in his home state of New York.
“I ask that more of the industry consider investing in
9 ways Dutch political paralysis hits the EU – POLITICO
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In Brussels, the Netherlands is known for its assertive positioning in EU legislation in a wide range of policy files. Despite its relatively small size, the Netherlands has a tendency to get involved, even on files that are not at the core of the Dutch domestic debate.
Its prime minister, Mark Rutte, is the second-longest serving European Union leader
Orlando Magic’s Political Donation Is ‘Alarming,’ Players’ Union Says
The N.B.A. players’ union criticized the Orlando Magic on Thursday for its $50,000 donation to a super PAC supportive of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a Republican who is vying for the party’s presidential nomination for the 2024 election.
“A political contribution from the Orlando Magic is alarming given recent comments and policies of its beneficiary,” the union, the National Basketball Players Association, said in a statement.
The $50,000 check, which was made public this week through financial disclosures, was
How a Sexual Assault in a School Bathroom Became a Political Weapon
There had been no second rape — the second sexual assault, though it was never fully described by law enforcement, was charged as a misdemeanor — but by now, the story was fast slipping loose of the evidence at hand. “A ninth-grade girl, 14, reportedly sexually assaulted in a bathroom by a self-described transgender student wearing a skirt,” Carlson told his audience. (The girl’s age was stated incorrectly repeatedly.) Laura Ingraham told hers: “The rights of transgender students being put
Wisconsin zoning board orders pro-Democrat brewery to close; owner claims it’s political payback
A zoning committee has ordered a northern Wisconsin brewery that has supported Democratic political figures to close its doors.
The Oneida County committee revoked Minocqua Brewing Company’s permit on Wednesday, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. The committee members said owner Kirk Bangstad violated prohibitions on outdoor sales.
WISCONSIN JUDGE ORDERS ELECTIONS COMMISSION TO RELEASE ALL RECORDS ON FAKE TRUMP ELECTOR
Bangstad told the committee he has allowed people to sit outside the establishment but insists he’s really just being punished for
African president warns of ‘opportunity’ for Russia as political unrest continues
Niger’s president, in an op-ed published Thursday, raised concerns that the political unrest in his country will present Russia with an opportunity to gain a foothold and advance its interests on the African continent.
“With an open invitation from the coup plotters and their regional allies, the entire central Sahel region could fall to Russian influence via the Wagner Group, whose brutal terrorism has been on full display in Ukraine,” Niger President Mohamed Bazoum wrote in The Washington Post.
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Kings of the castle! How our political leaders splash the cash – POLITICO
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“We’re all in this together.” So said man of the people, Eton-educated pig enthusiast, and one-time British Prime Minister David Cameron.
But our leaders aren’t like us ordinary folk, with our supermarket own-brand cheese and need to remember what day the rubbish gets collected.
A Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Deal
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August 2, 2023
She has used her skills to win concrete, historic political victories.
Today’s socialist movement is the US’s strongest in generations, thanks mainly to the 81,000 member strong Democratic Socialists of America. The highly engaged of the DSA base has elected over 100 openly declared socialists to local, state, and federal offices.
As a longtime DSA organizer living in
