“Anti-vaxxers like RFK Jr have been using the increasing number of children identified with autism (which is the accurate way to refer to such statistics) to raise the alarm about an ‘autism epidemic’. However, as we have documented here many times, there is no reason to conclude that there is an actual autism epidemic – it does not exist.”

[…]

“Of course, this pledge was based on his faulty understanding of what autism is, and his false assumption, amounting to a conspiracy theory, that the true cause is environmental. He had nothing, so he had to invent some cause so he could claim victory. That is where the ‘Tylenol causes autism’ claim came from, but this is also not based on science.”

— Steven Novella

#antivax #RFJjr #autism

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/latest-autism-data/

‘Love, not hate’: Iowans protest GOP bills targeting transgender protections and parenting rules

https://www.thegazette.com/state-government/love-not-hate-iowans-protest-gop-bills-targeting-transgender-protections-and-parenting-rules/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."

No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But "AI" is just accumulation by a few powerful.

So No. It's not collective but extractive, not knowledge but data, not humankind but the hegemonic western view. Everything in that statement is wrong.

#foxesInLove #comic

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A female OpenAI executive who raised concerns about the upcoming ‘Adult Mode’ - which lets you sex ChatGPT girlfriends - has been fired for ‘sexual discrimination against men’

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-executive-who-opposed-adult-mode-fired-for-sexual-discrimination-3159c61b

I knew it was bad, but oh boy.

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