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Misuse of 'evolution' concept to justify eugenics and AI adoption

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Some individuals are misinterpreting evolutionary concepts to justify restrictive reproductive policies and eugenic practices. They incorrectly apply terms like "evolution" and "fitness" to support a "pro-natalist" agenda and punitive intelligence testing. This misuse of evolutionary theory extends to advocating for the forced adoption of technologies like generative AI, ignoring the population-level nature of evolutionary traits. AI

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Misuse of 'evolution' concept to justify eugenics and AI adoption

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Bigots claim that it "goes against evolution" to exercise reproductive freedoms, for by their way of understanding "evolution" it's a sin against the future of

    Bigots claim that it "goes against evolution" to exercise reproductive freedoms, for by their way of understanding "evolution" it's a sin against the future of humanity anything which interferes with the Christofascist "pro-natalist" program of turning all women (who pass white-s…

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