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The AI Mythos: If We Can Destroy the World, Imagine What We Can Do for Your Hedge Fund
You ever wonder why people who make AI talk about how AI might destroy humanity—but still keep making AI? Here’s a plausible explanation.
NYT on Met Gala: If You Don’t Like It, Shut Up
The New York Times had a hot take on the Met Gala: Criticism that it’s a tone-deaf celebration of wealth and celebrity is just resentment.
Angelo Carusone on Media Matters v. FTC, Rachel K. Jones (2023) on Mifepristone
Media Matters’ victory over Elon Musk and the FTC is not just hopeful but instructive, offering what the group calls a “roadmap” for other organizations.
You Don’t Know What It Is, Do You, Mr. Jones?
A society that values truth over lies finally drew the line at a media empire profiting and inciting hatred at the expense of murdered children.
‘Five Prices for the Same Product Is Price Manipulation’: CounterSpin interview with Derek Kravitz on dynamic pricing
“No one really knows that this is going on, and no one can really see behind the curtain how this algorithmic pricing works in practice.”
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FAIR Studies
Which Candidates Are Mentioned Most Often on TV News?
Election Focus 2020: Democratic hopefuls’ TV news mentions track fairly closely with the candidates’ positions in the polls.
Dictator: Media Code for ‘Government We Don’t Like’
The “dictator” label is also a powerful cue, used by media to prime the reader to see a particular country or leader a certain way.
‘Renouncing Violence’ Is a Demand Made Almost Exclusively of Muslims
Why should only these groups—Muslim 95 percent of the time—“renounce violence,” but the US and its allies never have to?
Residents an Afterthought in Public Housing Privatization Coverage
Surely when journalists heard that there would be no additional city funding for NYC public housing, but rather a whole host of privatization initiatives, their first thought was: What do the residents think? Wrong.
When They Don’t Ignore, US Media Often Disparage Palestinians’ Right of Return
When the right of return is mentioned in media, pundits and other journalists often baselessly call its legitimacy into question.
