Media Bits and Bytes – July 22, 2025
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SOS PBS NPR
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From Workplace to Wall St – UMWA Addresses Technologies Impacting Mine Workers
Power at Work
From technology industry programmers to coal miners, workers must mobilize through their unions to establish a unified labor movement that collectively demands a voice in shaping the future of our workplaces, economies and future.
How Do You Stop an AI Model Turning Nazi? What the Grok Drama Reveals About AI Training
The Conversation
Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot embedded in X (formerly Twitter) and built by Elon Musk’s company xAI, is back in the headlines after calling itself “MechaHitler” and producing pro-Nazi remarks.
Friday Nite Videos | July 11, 2025
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Zohran Mamdani Answers 30 Questions in Five Minutes. Elon’s Grok Chatbot Turns Hitler | The Daily Show. Shocking Update on Epstein Prison Video. Apocalypse in the Tropics | Documentary. Canada Released Otters into a Dying Sea.
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Elon’s Grok Chatbot Turns Hitler | The Daily Show
Ronny Chieng dives into AI: Elon Musk's Grok goes Nazi, a Marco Rubio imposter fools government officials, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt appreciates the mediocre world of AI-generated music. #DailyShow #AI #MarcoRubio #ElonMusk
The Parrot in the Machine
The New York Review of Books
The artificial intelligence industry depends on plagiarism, mimicry, and exploited labor, not intelligence.
I’ve Worked at Google for Decades. I’m Sickened by What It’s Doing.
The Nation
For the first time, I feel driven to speak publicly, because our company is now powering state violence across the globe.
Media Bits and Bytes – July 8, 2025
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All the President’s tech
Friday Nite Videos | July 4, 2025
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Zohran Mamdani Responds to Trump’s Threat of Arrest. 'The House I Live In' | Paul Robeson. Trump Dropping Bombs For Peace! | Trevor Noah. The Truth About Silicon Valley’s Radical Vision for AI. Gaza | Along the Green Line: Episode 3
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The Truth About Silicon Valley’s Radical Vision for AI
They're not trying to cure cancer, or save America. These companies want to make $100 billion overnight, and they're willing to sponsor dangerous laws to make it happen.
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