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Aral Balkan

Did you know: Elon Musk was made a fellow of The Royal Society and, when other fellows objected, they doubled down to protect him?

Read this by a scientist who values their principles over membership in a club that will have a fascist as a fellow.

You know what they say about a bar that allows Nazis…

mastodon.social/@deevybee/1135

MastodonDorothy Bishop (@deevybee@mastodon.social)New blogpost: http://deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-i-have-resigned-from-royal-society.html
Nov 25, 2024, 02:10 PM·Public·Mona for iPhone
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vruz

@aral That's really scratching the bottom. From underneath the barrel.

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Aral Balkan

@vruz Did you just… radicalise ChatGPT? :P

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Alenka Unk

@aral @vruz wow to this bit:
“Deference to Power Structures: The broader societal reluctance to confront figures of immense wealth and influence often permeates AI design and training, reflecting the norms of the world in which these tools are built.”

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vruz

@aral

I forced it to follow a logical track without room for rhetorical deviation.

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Sevoris

@aral inb4 "science must be less political"

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Daughter of Discord

@aral

I saw a post yesterday about Marilyn Vos Savant, a woman whose IQ was 228. It went on to say her IQ surpassed Einstein (160-190), Hawking (160), and Musk (155)

I do not believe for one second that Musk has an IQ of 155. Musk is dangerously, criminally stupid. He is not a scientist. He is not an engineer. He is a huckster and con man of the highest order.

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TimeRevenant

@aral It sounds like the members of the Royal Society should prove themselves and all resign their membership in a once prestigious, now shoddy organization.

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Canadian Crone

@aral If someone walks into a Nazi bar claiming they only go in because they like the beer,they’re a #Nazi. #EndOf

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