"#Boycott and resist institutions/companies that have continually aligned with the interests of #Trump:

- Get off #Twitter/X and find different EV cars. If you want an electric car, buy something else. Elon #Musk is wreaking havoc.
- Don’t buy from #Amazon and unsubscribe from The #WashingtonPost. #JeffBezos owns both The Washington Post and much of Amazon. He dictates WAPO editorial content in favor of the oligarchy and funds Trump interests.
- Boycott #AirBnB! #JoeGebbia, co-founder of Air B&B, has joined #DOGE.
- Unsubscribe from the #LATimes! #PatrickSoon-Shiong owns the LA Times, and dictates editorial decisions that support the slide to fascism.
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LA Times reportedly removes new AI tool from story after it downplayed KKK

the AI tool on an LA Times article about the 100th anniversary of the city of Anaheim removing KKK members from its city council.

The AI-generated note appeared to downplay the KKK’s racist history

#LAtimes #Insights #KKK #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Anaheim #journalism #media #technology #tech

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/la-times-ai-tool-kkk

As the LA Times lays off and buys out staff, it pushes forward on AI…an AI which recently defended the KKK.

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/so-the-la-times-replaced-me-with
#AI #LLM #journalism #wtf #LATimes

Another day, another AI-generated act of White Supremacy proselytism...

"The Los Angeles Times removed its new AI-powered “insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan.

Columnist Gustavo Arellano’s Feb. 25 column reflected on Anaheim’s history with the hate group after the city’s council did not acknowledge the 100th anniversary of booting four Klan-affiliated council members from the group.

Arellano noted how the group’s presence in the city was a “stain” on its history, but that leaders should reflect on the lesson of “how to combat tyranny and white supremacy — and also that the work is never really done."

But the “perspectives” feature produced by AI company Perplexity—which debuted on Monday for “Voices” pieces and has been heavily touted by billionaire owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong—included a defense for the group under a banner that offered “different views on the topic.”

“Local historical accounts occasionally frame the 1920s Klan as a product of ‘white Protestant culture’ responding to societal changes rather than an explicitly hate-driven movement, minimizing its ideological threat,” the point read.

Within hours of its debut, the feature was removed from the column. It remains available on other “Voices” pieces that offer points of view, which includes news commentary and reviews, among others."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-newspaper-owners-ai-bot-defends-kkk/

Anna Betts: LA Times reportedly removes new #AI tool from story after it downplayed #KKK: A day after launch of contentious feature, its #bias meter said some accounts see Klan as ‘responding to societal changes’

#journalism #latimes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/la-times-ai-tool-kkk

"If you’re too pointed about the truth, you might lose a big chunk of ad-clicking readership. If you’re too pointed about the truth, you might alienate potential sources. If you’re too pointed about the truth, you might upset deep-pocketed companies, event sponsors, advertisers, or those in power. So what you often get is a sort of feckless mush that looks like journalism, but is increasingly hollow."

#LAtimes #journalism #techdirt #AI

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/05/the-la-times-political-rating-ai-is-a-silly-joke-aimed-at-validating-wealthy-media-ownerships-inherent-bias/

The dystopia moves fast.

March 3: LA Times launches Insights feature. "Now the voice and perspective from all sides can be heard, seen and read —no more echo chamber," says publisher Pat Soon-Shiong.

March 4: Insights feature removed after trying to defend Ku Klux Klan, reports The Daily Beast.

**The L.A. Times adds AI-generated counterpoints to its opinion pieces and guess what, there are problems**

Laura Hazard Owen

“A human writer will present one side of a debate, AI will present the other, and readers, seeing the multitude of perspectives represented, will trust the L.A. Times more and pay up. Or, politicians from across the political spectrum will recognize that the L.A.Times is treating them all fairly and never complain about coverage again”_

https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/03/the-l-a-times-adds-ai-generated-counterpoints-to-its-opinion-pieces-and-guess-what-there-are-problems/

#LATimes #Media #Newspaper #News #AI #ArtificiaIntelligence #LLMS #Tech #Technology @ai

#LATimes to display #AI-generated political rating on opinion pieces - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/la-times-ai-opinion-rating “the AI content is not reviewed by journalists before it is published” good job AI material never has its own biases....

That’s it: #Bezos has now taken personal control over WaPo’s #editorial position. I’m out. Cancelled my #WaPo sub, which I’ve had for about five years now.

The #LATimes is next on the block. It’s the only major Southern California paper in existence at this point, but no news may indeed be preferable to fucked-up, #fascism-serving, #billionaire-hugging alternative “news”.

#news
#media

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/business/media/washington-post-bezos-shipley.html

Fabulous! Candace Owens is instant death to any publication.

Patrick Soon-Shiong must be insane!

Billionaire LA Times Owner Explores Teaming Up With Candace Owens
https://www.thedailybeast.com/la-times-owner-patrick-soon-shiong-explores-teaming-up-with-candace-owens/

I dropped my #NYTimes, #LATimes, and #WashingtonPost subscriptions last year over the various editorial & owner ratfucks; giving the #Guardian a try as my main source for world news.

As a Patrick, it pains me to inform you that when you cancel your subscription to the Los Angeles Times, you are not able to select "Patrick Soon-Shiong" as a reason.

/1 Eliminating staff in private sector following on heels of layoffs and firings in federal government - In an email to staff #LATimes says it’s offering #voluntary #buyouts to all staff who have been there for more than two years. https://bsky.app/profile/maxtani.bsky.social/post/3lhcyt5m2622u #media #journalism