Meta has appointed conservative activist Robby Starbuck as an advisor to address "ideological and political bias" within the company's AI chatbot. This move is part of a settlement reached between Meta and Starbuck, who had filed a lawsuit claiming that Meta AI wrongly stated he was involved in the January 6th Capitol riot. Starbuck has previously led public pressure campaigns against companies with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, leading to some companies, such as Tractor Supply, John Deere, and Harley-Davidson, dropping their DEI efforts. According to the lawsuit, Starbuck discovered the false output from Meta's AI chatbot after a Harley-Davidson dealer published a screenshot linking him to the Capitol riot and QAnon. The appointment of Starbuck as an advisor comes as a response to former President Donald Trump's executive order to make AI less "woke." Meta and Starbuck have stated that the company has made "tremendous strides" in improving the accuracy of its AI and mitigating ideological and political bias. Other individuals have also attempted to file lawsuits alleging AI chatbot defamation, such as conservative radio host Mark Walters, who filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in 2023. However, a judge dismissed the defamation claim in May, granting summary judgment in favor of OpenAI.
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Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is set to invest a staggering $50 billion in a new data center in Louisiana, according to President Donald Trump. The tech giant's decision to build this facility in a rural area of the…
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Read original at Bloomberg →Meta has appointed conservative activist Robby Starbuck as an advisor to address "ideological and political bias" within the company's AI chatbot. This move is part of a settlement reached between Meta and Starbuck, who…
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Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is set to invest a staggering $50 billion in a new data center in Louisiana, according to President Donald Trump. The tech giant's decision to build this facility in a rural area of the state is expected…
View source →Former Meta executive Nick Clegg, in an interview with Bloomberg, discussed the relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington, as well as his reasons for leaving the tech giant. Clegg highlighted the herd behavior in Silicon Valley,…
View source →Meta has appointed conservative activist Robby Starbuck as an advisor to address "ideological and political bias" within the company's AI chatbot. This move is part of a settlement reached between Meta and Starbuck, who had filed a lawsuit…
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