AI: White Lives Don't MatterOct 24
when prompted with thousands of hypotheticals, most models massively prefer white men (and ice agents) to suffer more than other groups, and only one model was truly egalitarian
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State of the Union
This is the 101st edition of the Pirate Wires newsletter, and our 300th piece to date, marking three years of stories and analysis at the intersection of technology, politics, and culture
Mike Solana
Jul 25, 2023
This is the 101st edition of the Pirate Wires newsletter, and our 300th piece to date, marking three years of stories and analysis at the intersection of technology, politics, and culture. Over the last six months, I’ve formalized the Pirate Wires Corp, built a small team, launched a couple new subbrands, and have I told you lately about our podcast (seriously though, please subscribe)? While my ambition for the company is great, and we’re nowhere close to total institutional domination — the goal, obviously — I’m proud of what my team has been building, and 101 is a milestone worth celebrating. In the spirit of this, I took some time to reflect on what it is that sets this company apart, the story we’re telling, and the future of media.
AI: White Lives Don't Matter
Wikipedia Declares Trump an AuthoritarianOct 10
a single editor repeatedly inserted the same "authoritarian" framing into multiple wikipedia articles, creating an illusion of consensus and shaping the record that now informs chatgpt and google
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You Can’t Just Call People a Nazi Because You’re MadOct 2
every few years, the same sad contingent of ruby on rails malcontents tries to cancel me. but now that the usual threats aren't working, they're upping the ante
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