NIST's New Directive: A Shift in AI Safety Priorities Amid Political Turbulence

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has revised its guidelines for AI research, sidelining crucial concepts like 'AI safety' and 'fairness.' This change reflects a broader politi...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/nist-s-new-directive-a-shift-in-ai-safety-priorities-amid-political-turbulence

Study of TikTok, X ‘For You’ feeds in Germany finds far-right political bias ahead of federal elections
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/study-of-tiktok-x-for-you-feeds-in-germany-finds-far-right-political-bias-ahead-of-federal-elections/
h/t @mapto
https://qoto.org/@mapto/114037353156797690
#Germany #SocialMedia #disinformation #misinformation #ElectionInterference #PoliticalBias

“We’re asking the Commission to investigate whether there is #politicalbias,” adds Judson. “[The platforms] say that there isn’t. We found evidence that there may be. So we’re hoping that the Commission would use its increased information[-gathering] powers to establish whether that’s the case, and … address that if it is.”

Study of #TikTok, #X 'For You' feeds in Germany finds #farrightpoliticalbias ahead of federal elections | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/study-of-tiktok-x-for-you-feeds-in-germany-finds-far-right-political-bias-ahead-of-federal-elections/

#research
#DigitalServicesAct

More biased = more trustworthy? New research uncovers a troubling trend among Democrats and Republicans https://www.psypost.org/more-biased-more-trustworthy-new-research-uncovers-a-troubling-trend-among-democrats-and-republicans/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PoliticalBias #PartisanLanguage #TrustInPolitics #PoliticalPolarization #DivisivePolitics

The main use cases of today's privately held commercial social media are to manipulate and alter political biases and public opinions. Rest everything are moats to ensure dopamine fed captive audience while securing advertising revenue. Tailored algorithms agressively drive these aspects.

Facebook and Instagram are about to get way worse. Here's why.

Meta drops fact-checking partners, including USA Today, leaving them blindsided. Meta rejects claims of being “too politically biased.” #Meta #FactChecking #USAToday #TechNews #MediaBias #SocialMedia #FactCheck #PoliticalBias #FakeNews #MetaUpdate #TechIndustry

New research reveals the double-edged effects of essentialist beliefs on political bias https://www.psypost.org/new-research-reveals-the-double-edged-effects-of-essentialist-beliefs-on-political-bias/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PoliticalBias #Essentialism #PartisanPrejudice #PoliticalResearch #BeliefSystems

I only agree with this in part. The Justices #Thomas #Alito #Roberts #Kavanaugh #AmyBarrett have all proven that #political #politicalpower supersedes any form of ethical behavior. We must demand a #SCOTUS free of #politicalbias #ScotusCoup for political purposes. They must be removed and perhaps indicted for violating oath and/or face #Impeachment
When we #compromise for political reasons, we affirm that a #CompromisedSCOTUS can choose #SCOTUSIsCorrupt and we do not care.

This same press conference was announced by #apnews on the top of its website.

This article!? Buried more than halfway down the page…

#Media
#politicalbias

https://apnews.com/article/trump-press-conference-new-jersey-misinformation-fact-check-f8ed52f64a12cf450b0d0f2591c9d92b

Via #ybarrap @ 11:56pm EST on July 15, 2024

After every mass shooting, Republicans often don't blame the guns; they blame mental illness.

Now, we have a mass shooting involving Trump, and not a single Republican is claiming the shooter had mental illness. Their diagnosis this time? Democrats. Even though the shooter was a registered Republican.

So I'm thinking of subscribing to this lot. They are Ground News. They are a news aggregator which also shows the political bias of those that cover the stories. It also shows the reliability or "truthfulness" of those sources so that you can have a chance at making an educated guess on how you should view the content. Worth a punt, I think.

Anyone tried them? Opinions please. #news #politicalbias #CheckYourSources

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases

https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-redistricting-justice-recuse-2f92a7ab6f326de16fcfb894e3e6bbb1

@thehill "The conservative Capital Research Center ranked IPI [for whom the author of this article works] as amongst the most conservative groups in the US, scoring it as an "eight" on a scale of one to eight. IPI has received funding from corporations like Exxon Mobil and organizations like the Kochs' Claude R. Lambe Foundation, Scaife Foundations, the Bradley Foundation and others." (Sourcewatch.org)

#PoliticalBias
#misinformation
#criticalthinking

AI language models are rife with different political biases

by Melissa Heikkilä

"New research explains you’ll get more right- or left-wing answers, depending on which AI model you ask."

#ai #openai #chatgpt #gpt4 #meta #llama #bert #politicalbias

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/08/07/1077324/ai-language-models-are-rife-with-political-biases/?utm_source=engagement_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wklysun&utm_term=08.13.23.subs_eng&utm_content=aug23-ENG&mc_cid=44f97ae11d

1/ I highly recommend taking a look at Ad Fontes Media. They’ve been doing a great job of evaluating where media falls on the spectrum of Reliability and Political Bias.

(My screenshots from the iPad app)