Hacker News with Generative AI: Racism

The Day Grok Told Everyone About 'White Genocide' (theatlantic.com)
Yesterday, a user on X saw a viral post of Timothée Chalamet celebrating courtside at a Knicks game and had a simple question: Who was sitting next to him?

Social Media, Misinformation, Celebrities, Racism

12 points by gostsamo 43 days ago | 2 comments

Elon Musk's Grok AI Can't Stop Talking About 'White Genocide' (wired.com)
A chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence startup xAI appeared to be suffering from a glitch Wednesday when it repeatedly brought up white genocide in South Africa in response to user queries about unrelated topics on X.

Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk, Social Media, Censorship, Racism

24 points by zzzeek 44 days ago | 4 comments

LA Times turns off AI commentator that defended the KKK (bsky.app)

AI, News, Media, Controversies, Racism

14 points by just_steve_h 115 days ago | 2 comments

How Scientific American went from publishing Einstein to calling Jedi racist (thetimes.com)

Science, Media, Journalism, History, Racism

6 points by yostrovs 141 days ago | 5 comments

Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days, 7,700 miles on the road (theguardian.com)
A Ugandan athlete who arrives in London this weekend after running 7,730 miles (12,440km) from South Africa to raise awareness about racism has revealed he suffered repeated abuse on reaching Europe.

Running, Africa, Racism, Endurance, Human Interest

278 points by thunderbong 187 days ago | 165 comments

Black people are receiving racist text messages about picking cotton (nbcnews.com)
Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”

Racism, Social Issues, Text Messaging, News

10 points by miniBill 232 days ago | 6 comments

Deadspin loses bid to toss defamation suit over accusing Chiefs fan of racism (nypost.com)
A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against sports website Deadspin over an article accusing a 9-year-old NFL fan and his family of racism because of his game-day attire.

Lawsuits, Sports, Racism, Media

5 points by lando2319 262 days ago | 0 comments

The racist AI deepfake that fooled and divided a community (bbc.co.uk)
When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real?

Artificial Intelligence, Fake News, Racism, Community Impact, Ethics

34 points by cmsefton 266 days ago | 21 comments

The racist AI deepfake that fooled and divided a community (bbc.com)
When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real?

Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, Racism, Social Media, Community Impact

36 points by dabinat 266 days ago | 14 comments

It sure feels like Elon turned up the racism dial last month (maxread.substack.com)
Greetings from Read Max HQ! In today’s newsletter, a discussion of the “new vibe” on Twitter and its possible sources.

Social Media, Twitter, Elon Musk, Racism

9 points by hn1986 288 days ago | 0 comments

Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? (theguardian.com)

Racism, Misogyny, Social Commentary, Politics, Media

24 points by beardyw 296 days ago | 32 comments

World Bank Halts Ads on X After They Appear Under Racist Content (cbsnews.com)

World Bank, Advertising, Social Media, Racism, Censorship

19 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 298 days ago | 7 comments

Racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists (nature.com)

Botany, Science, Racism, Language

30 points by XzetaU8 344 days ago | 44 comments

Modern racism rests on scientific theories from the 19th century Essays (aeon.co)