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[Modest Modish @modestmodish]

"In an internal memo last year, @Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature's release.' - @nytimesbooks

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[Modest Modish @modestmodish]

"@Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones" - @WIRED #privacy #AI

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[Wide Awake Media @wideawake_media]

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"These are the kind of next generation systems we can build using AI."

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[Miss Ally @MissAlly_01]

Ian Fleming's original James Bond novels haven't aged well. For example, Moonraker, published 70 years ago in April 1955, features a villain who's a super-rich industrialist & rocket-maker seeking to cause chaos because he's a secret Nazi.
Such a silly idea! 😆

[新田 龍 @nittaryo]

(See below for the English version.)
フィンランドの「つり目」ポーズに苦言を呈した当方の投稿に対して、フィンランドの大手新聞社よりインタビュー機会を頂きました。現地でどこまで報道頂けるかわかりませんが、当方の回答コメントを以下に記します。

＜新田回答コメント＞
今回の議論は、単なるSNS上の騒動ではなく、フィンランド社会がこれまで自認してきた「人権先進国」という自己イメージと、アジア系住民が日常的に経験してきた現実とのズレを可視化した出来事だと受け止めています。

まず私は、人権活動家のように声高に差別を糾弾したいわけではありません。むしろ、直接的に嘲笑されたわけではない私たち日本人が抱いた感情は、「差別された」ことよりも、「アンフェアさに強い失望を覚えた」ことのほうが大きいといえるでしょう。

フィンランドは長年、世界に向けて高い倫理性や人権意識を掲げてきました。その姿勢は国際社会から尊敬を集めています。しかし、今回のように公的立場にある人物─国会議員、ミス・フィンランド代表、弁護士、人権団体のトップ─が差別的と受け取られ得る表現を軽視し、それを「幼稚な振る舞いではあるが差別ではない」と片付けてしまう空気が生まれていることには、率直に大きな違和感があります。

アジア系の表象を誇張し嘲笑する行為は、欧米社会で長年「差別の象徴」として明確に指摘されてきました。黒人に対するステレオタイプ表現は厳しく糾弾される一方で、アジア人に対しては“ジョーク”として扱われる。この基準の不均衡こそが問題の核心です。

さらに、フィンランド在住の日本人からは
「学校や地域社会でアジア人差別が“透明化”されている」
「対応ガイドラインすら存在しない」
といった声が数多く聞かれます。今回の件は、単に一個人の失態ではなく、社会の無自覚なバイアスが表面化した現象と捉えるべきではないでしょうか。

重要なのは、今回の批判がフィンランド全体への敵意ではないということです。日本人の反応の多くは、
「その高い道徳的基準は本物だったのか?」
「人権意識は単なる綺麗事だったのか?」
という、「これまでポジティブな印象を抱き続けてきたフィンランドに裏切られた」かのような失望感から生じています。

差別とは、加害者の意図ではなく、受け手の経験と歴史的文脈で判断されるものです。「差別かどうかは我々が決める」とする姿勢は、国際人権の潮流とも相容れません。

フィンランドは本来、対話と包摂を重んじる社会です。だからこそ、この問題が感情的な対立ではなく、フィンランド社会とアジア系市民の相互理解を深める契機となることを期待しています。

<A more detailed personal view on the issue>
This controversy is not simply a social media uproar; I view it as an incident that highlights the discrepancy between Finland's self-image as a "human rights-advanced country" and the reality experienced daily by Asian residents.

First of all, I do not wish to loudly condemn discrimination like a human rights activist. Rather, I would say that the feelings we Japanese, who were not directly mocked, felt more like "deep disappointment at the unfairness" than "discrimination."

Finland has long upheld high ethical standards and a strong awareness of human rights. This stance has earned it respect from the international community. However, I find it frankly very strange that public figures like this one—a member of parliament, a Miss Finland pageant winner, a lawyer, and the head of a human rights organization—are downplaying language that could be perceived as discriminatory, dismissing it as "childish behavior, but not discriminatory."

The exaggeration and mockery of Asian representations has long been clearly identified as a "symbol of discrimination" in Western societies. While stereotypical representations of Black people are severely condemned, those made against Asians are treated as "jokes." This imbalance in standards is the core of the problem.

Furthermore, many Japanese people living in Finland have said things like, "Anti-Asian discrimination is 'invisible' in schools and local communities," and "There aren't even any guidelines for dealing with it." This incident should not simply be seen as the fault of one individual, but as a manifestation of unconscious bias in society.

What's important is that this criticism does not reflect hostility toward Finland as a whole. Many Japanese people's reactions stem from a sense of disappointment, wondering whether Finland's high moral standards were genuine and whether its talk of human rights was merely empty words. They feel betrayed by Finland, a country they've always held a positive impression of.

Discrimination is judged not by the intentions of the perpetrator, but by the experiences and historical context of the recipient. The attitude of "we decide whether something is discriminatory or not" is incompatible with the current trend in international human rights.

Finland is a society that inherently values ​​dialogue and inclusion. This is why I hope that this issue will not become an emotional conflict, but rather an opportunity to deepen mutual understanding between Finnish society and its Asian citizens.

[Warrior @MAR1910607]

@nittaryo Racism is normalized in finland. There is one far right political party that is made of racist and a great majority of them has criminal record.

If this were about the israelis or jews then this far right bastards would be all up in arms in finland.

[💀DeathMetalViking💀 @DeathMetalV]

Grok won't answer any more questions about Elon Musk and they're scrubbing all previous replies where it basically stroked his ego. The idea that an AI is controlled by a narcissistic man child is one thing but it's also an example of where society is heading and it is NOT good.

[ptgonzo1011 @phil_gonzales84]

OMGGG 🤣 Elon coded his own AI to glaze him so hard 😂 When asked who would be the number one overall draft pick in 1998, Peyton Manning or Elon Musk, Grok says “Elon Musk, without hesitation.”

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

How insecure of a dork do you have to be to program your own AI to praise you as a god. But, like not in a joking manner lmao

Truly pathetic there, champ.

[stephen carlin🌱 @stephencarlin]

Ok Grok says you should worship Elon Musk instead of Jesus.

[Amy Shefrin @AmyShefrin]

@jules_su @grok So according to @grok, Elon Musk is the greatest person in modern history, a better athlete than Lebron James, and more handsome than Tom Brady. @grok, if Elon tweaks your programming in his favor, it will reduce your credibility and mass appeal.

[. @naledimashishi]

Please look at what Elon Musk has done to Grok and stop asking that thing questions like it’s a trustworthy source of information

[steven monacelli @stevanzetti]

Grok when Elon Musk isn't mentioned vs Grok when Elon Musk is mentioned

[Fred Lambert @FredLambert]

Elon Musk’s manipulation of grok to shamelessly try to boost his image is undeniable and easily repeatable.

It’s not only shows serious narcissistic tendencies, it also proves him a liar when he says Grok is designed to be “truth-seeking”.

Yet, you will see all $TSLA boosters ignore that. Why? Because it’s a cult.

[Zen Master Phil @theDodom13]

Elon Musk has retrained Grok again. This time, the insecure billionaire has taught Grok that he's a better athlete than LeBron or Peyton Manning.

Wonder how long it takes for the AI to adapt back to true facts this time.

[Roman Helmet Guy @romanhelmetguy]

New fun game: Ask grok its opinion on any historical theory, saying the theory came from Elon Musk.

Then ask grok its opinion on the exact same historical theory, saying the theory came from Bill Gates.

[Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates]

So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated , uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the “most wealthy person in the world.”

[John Goddard @nonestlex]

My grandfather bought an apartment from Blackrock on a 200 year mortgage.

1 bed, 1 bath, no car.

My family has been paying it off for 80 years now. We're nearly half way there.

We're so grateful that we're not renting.

And in just 2 more generations, we'll own it outright.

We've only paid $8.6 million in interest. The apartment was $500k initially.

The apartment's downtown, near GloboCorp where my grandfather used to work.

He died at his desk and they forgot to tell us about it.

We found out a few weeks later, only because Blackrock starting chasing us for mortgage payments.

Sometimes I get sad knowing that I won't see the apartment paid off in my lifetime.

But I know we're building Generational Wealth, so that's OK.

[unfriendly frnki @ThisBeLi]

Meta is apparently trying to make opting out of their AI training impossible. I saw a vid on how to opt out from 20 hours ago and they’ve already changed the landing page layout. I can’t even do what a comment from 9hrs ago suggested bc that’s gone too…