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rdm<p>I just saw a headline along the lines of "Euclid Discovers Einstein's Ring", and it got me wondering.</p><p>In the deep dark distant future, will some archaeologist or historian stumble onto this headline and, with all the evidence of reality shows, conclude that:<br>a) Euclid and Einstein were contemporaneous<br>b) In addition to being philosopher and physicist, were lovers - at least in the media<br>c) Either Einstein proposed marriage OR was unfaithfully planning to propose to someone else.</p><p>But that would be all too silly to contemplate, right?</p><p>(Looks at grave with two female skeletons intertwined. "They must have been sisters or close friends.")</p><p>Right??</p><p>(Looks at grave with female skeleton in full armour. "He was a mighty warrior.")</p><p>Umm...</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HahaOnlySerious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HahaOnlySerious</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Euclid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Euclid</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a></p>
Dr Mircea Zloteanu ☃️<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/statstab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statstab</span></a> #277 The meta-plot: A graphical tool for interpreting the results of a meta-analysis</p><p>Thoughts: Most meta-analysis plots are confusing. Maybe this one'll resonate with readers.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metaanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metaanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dataviz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataviz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicationbias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicationbias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a></p><p><a href="https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/cwhnq_v1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/cwhn</span><span class="invisible">q_v1</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Conversation: AI datasets have human values blind spots − new research. “My colleagues and I at Purdue University have uncovered a significant imbalance in the human values embedded in AI systems. The systems were predominantly oriented toward information and utility values and less toward prosocial, well-being and civic values.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/11/the-conversation-ai-datasets-have-human-values-blind-spots-%e2%88%92-new-research/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/11/the-conversation-ai-datasets-have-human-values-blind-spots-%e2%88%92-new-research/</a></p>
SODa<p>Coffee Lecture: "Love Data, Tackle Bias: Verzerrungen in (Kultur-)Datensätzen"<br>MORGEN 12.2., 11:00 -11:30 Uhr<br>online: <a href="http://sammlungen.io/join?utm_campaign=coschedule&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=SODa%40fedihum.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">sammlungen.io/join?utm_campaig</span><span class="invisible">n=coschedule&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=SODa%40fedihum.org</span></a></p><p>Datensätze sind nicht neutral, sondern spiegeln die Werte des gesellschaftlichen Kontexts wider, in dem sie entstanden sind. Daher können Kulturdatensätze Verzerrungen, sog. Bias, enthalten. Unsere Coffee Lecture zeigt anhand von Beispielen auf, wie Bias in Sammlungsdatensätzen aussehen kann &amp; wie wir damit umgehen können.<br><a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/LoveData25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoveData25</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/SODaZentrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SODaZentrum</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a></p>
sam<p>It's been proposed on fedi that with the NSA being handed a new 'naughty word' list today that including them in your communications might keep them from eavesdropping, not sure if it'll work but i'm start sprinkling these hashtags into all my posts 😆 <br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Diverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diverse</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/ConfirmationBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConfirmationBias</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Equitableness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equitableness</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Feminism</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gender</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/GenderIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderIdentity</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Inclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusive</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/AllInclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AllInclusive</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Injustice</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Intersectionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intersectionality</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Prejudice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prejudice</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Privilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privilege</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/RacialIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RacialIdentity</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Sexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sexuality</span></a><br><a href="https://fedi.tin-can.tech/tags/Stereotypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stereotypes</span></a></p>
Chester Wisniewski<p>We wonder why our AI training is racist when we are using London cabbies to train it!?!?</p><p><a href="https://securitycafe.ca/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://securitycafe.ca/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a></p>
aBe<p>This is today's code-generated texture, right after I read about these endangered words. I don't know what to do about it, so I'll continue creating things.</p><p><a href="https://genart.social/tags/AntiRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRacism</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Allyship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allyship</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Diverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diverse</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/ConfirmationBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConfirmationBias</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Equitableness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equitableness</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Feminism</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gender</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/GenderIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderIdentity</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Inclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusive</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/AllInclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AllInclusive</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Injustice</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Intersectionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intersectionality</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Prejudice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prejudice</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Privilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privilege</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/RacialIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RacialIdentity</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Sexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sexuality</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Stereotypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stereotypes</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Pronouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pronouns</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a></p>
Wendy Nather<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@SteveBellovin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SteveBellovin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> Pretty soon we won’t even be able to slice anything in a recipe. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>Why can’t the BBC tell the difference between hostages and prisoners?</p><p><a href="https://www.thejc.com/opinion/why-cant-the-bbc-tell-the-difference-between-hostages-and-prisoners-ajf1ashk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thejc.com/opinion/why-cant-the</span><span class="invisible">-bbc-tell-the-difference-between-hostages-and-prisoners-ajf1ashk</span></a></p><p>The BBC is peddling exactly the propaganda narrative Hamas wants</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/terrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrorists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/murderers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murderers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestinians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>arXiv: Digital Gatekeeping: An Audit of Search Engine Results shows tailoring of queries on the Israel-Palestine Conflict. “To examine the extent of this tailoring, we focused on the Israel-Palestine conflict and developed a privacy-protecting tool to audit the behavior of three search engines: DuckDuckGo, Google and Yahoo. Our study focused on two main questions: (1) How do search results […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/10/digital-gatekeeping-an-audit-of-search-engine-results-shows-tailoring-of-queries-on-the-israel-palestine-conflict-arxiv/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/10/digital-gatekeeping-an-audit-of-search-engine-results-shows-tailoring-of-queries-on-the-israel-palestine-conflict-arxiv/</a></p>
Downshift 🍁<p>» For Your Eyes Only / Read and Delete «</p><p>NSA's list of 27 banned words »</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Anti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anti</span></a>-Racism<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Allyship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allyship</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Diverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diverse</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ConfirmationBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConfirmationBias</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Equitableness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equitableness</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Feminism</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gender</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GenderIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderIdentity</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Inclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusive</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/All" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>All</span></a>-Inclusive<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Injustice</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Intersectionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intersectionality</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Prejudice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prejudice</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Privilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privilege</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/RacialIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RacialIdentity</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Sexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sexuality</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Stereotypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stereotypes</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Pronouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pronouns</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a></p><p>» End «</p><p>» Do Not Forward «</p>
Oakland Privacy<p>Bay Area DA's are at various points in implementing the state's race-blind charging law which requires removing all race indicators from charging documents to fight against unconscious <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/race-blind-charging-california-prosecutors-20025181.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/crime/article/</span><span class="invisible">race-blind-charging-california-prosecutors-20025181.php</span></a>?</p>
Tracy Rosenberg<p>Bay Area DA's are at various points in implementing the state's race-blind charging law which requires removing all race indicators from charging documents to fight against unconscious <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/race-blind-charging-california-prosecutors-20025181.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/crime/article/</span><span class="invisible">race-blind-charging-california-prosecutors-20025181.php</span></a>?</p>
Lydia Conwell :mastodon:<p><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Skwawkbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Skwawkbox</span></a> | Video: BBC’s Simmonds at it again – repeating Israeli claims as fact, omitting the obvious</p><p><a href="https://skwawkbox.org/2025/02/09/video-bbcs-simmonds-at-it-again-repeating-israeli-claims-as-fact-omitting-the-obvious/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skwawkbox.org/2025/02/09/video</span><span class="invisible">-bbcs-simmonds-at-it-again-repeating-israeli-claims-as-fact-omitting-the-obvious/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>French Court suspects X algorithm bias.</p><p>The Paris public prosecutors office has announced the opening of an investigation against the way algorithms on X function, following a notification by tech-savvy MP Eric Bothorel on 12 January.</p><p>The announcement comes just days before X's owner Elon Musk is expected in Paris for the AI Action Summit.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250207-french-court-suspects-x-algorithm-bias?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250207</span><span class="invisible">-french-court-suspects-x-algorithm-bias?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Algorithm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/DigitalServicesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalServicesAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>After prayer breakfast, Trump creates task force to root out ‘anti-Christian bias’</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-prayer-breakfast-30ff6f55a2e3c7b8643a15e7b158537d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-natio</span><span class="invisible">nal-prayer-breakfast-30ff6f55a2e3c7b8643a15e7b158537d</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RELIGION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RELIGION</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TRUMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRUMP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BIAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BIAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRESS</span></a></p>
Dr Mircea Zloteanu ☃️<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/statstab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statstab</span></a> #275 Detecting and Deterring Insufficient Effort Responding to Surveys</p><p>Thoughts: How much can you trust your participants? Very little actually. So, here are ways to identify slackers.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/survey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/participants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>participants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/error" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>error</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/measurement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measurement</span></a></p><p><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10869-011-9231-8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s10869-011-9231-8</span></a></p>
Jim Donegan 🎵 ✅<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/STARTREK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STARTREK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LogicalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalThinking</span></a> #74 - Survivorship <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ7BBzAyMo0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=bZ7BBzAyMo</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LogicalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LogicalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Spock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Enterprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enterprise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StarTrekTAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrekTAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TheAnimatedSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheAnimatedSeries</span></a></p>
Matthias Schüssler<p>Wie voreingenommen sind die grossen KI-Modelle (Neudeutsch <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a>)? Um <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Deepseek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deepseek</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Claude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Claude</span></a> und <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gemini</span></a> daraufhin abzuklopfen, gibt es im Blog neu die Rubrik <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KIWeltanschauungen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KIWeltanschauungen</span></a>. Heute muss bei der die reichste Ente der Welt den Kopf hinhalten. <a href="https://blog.clickomania.ch/2025/02/06/weltanschaulicher-vergleich-grosser-sprachmodelle/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.clickomania.ch/2025/02/06</span><span class="invisible">/weltanschaulicher-vergleich-grosser-sprachmodelle/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clickomaniach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clickomaniach</span></a></p>
Dr Mircea Zloteanu ☃️<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/statstab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statstab</span></a> #274 Matching Methods for Confounder Adjustment</p><p>Thoughts: You may've heard that for causal inference in observational studies you need to do some stuff. Matching is one of those.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/matching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matching</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/causalinference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>causalinference</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/observational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>observational</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/probability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>probability</span></a></p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxab003" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxab003</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>