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Timnit Gebru links TESCREAL-affiliated paper to Arday harassment claims

Timnit Gebru has highlighted a paper authored by an individual associated with TESCREAL and Ghent University, suggesting a connection between this paper and the alleged harassment of Arday. Gebru points out that the term "dysgenic" used in the paper is the opposite of "eugenic" and implies a negative connotation regarding the reproduction rates of Black people and other groups. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the potential misuse of academic research and its connection to harassment within the AI community.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece by a known researcher commenting on a paper and alleged harassment.

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Timnit Gebru links TESCREAL-affiliated paper to Arday harassment claims

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · timnitgebru.blacksky.app ·

    Well, well, well, I KNEW that the hounding of Arday was gonna get connected back to the TESCREAL bozos somehow. See this "paper" by the guy who hired Cofnas at

    Well, well, well, I KNEW that the hounding of Arday was gonna get connected back to the TESCREAL bozos somehow. See this "paper" by the guy who hired Cofnas at Ghent University. Reminder "dysgenic" is the opposite of "eugenic," they mean Black people and other undesirables repr…