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Jeff Jarvis calls WSJ profile credulous, links rationalists to eugenics

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Jeff Jarvis has criticized The Wall Street Journal's profile of Jacob Coxon, labeling the reporting as overly credulous. Jarvis communicated with the reporters, asserting that rationalist and effective altruist communities function as a "cult of eugenicists." He directed them to the TESCREAL critique, which draws connections between these movements and historical eugenics. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the ethical framing and potential biases within AI-related communities and their media coverage.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of an opinion piece by Jeff Jarvis criticizing reporting by The Wall Street Journal.

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Jeff Jarvis calls WSJ profile credulous, links rationalists to eugenics

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    Jeff Jarvis challenged the WSJ's Jacob Coxon profile as credulous reporting, emailing the reporters that rationalists and effective altruists represent "a cult

    Jeff Jarvis challenged the WSJ's Jacob Coxon profile as credulous reporting, emailing the reporters that rationalists and effective altruists represent "a cult of eugenicists." He pointed them toward the TESCREAL critique linking these movements to eugenics history. https://www. …

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