OK, so Joe Biden has officially been in the White House for more than two years now, and we still can’t figure out what the hell he actually does all day. Like, we know he goes on vacation a lot. And he probably takes naps a lot since his handlers are always calling press lids mid-morning. Occasionally he’ll wind up in front of a microphone, where he will inevitably say something stupid and/or dishonest and/or incoherent.
But really, what has he done that’s actually made a positive difference in Americans’ lives? It’s almost like he’s actually going really far out of his way to avoid taking any meaningful action on anything that matters.
This doesn’t really help boost his case:
Biden's new executive order creating a national DEI bureaucracy has a special mandate for woke AI. The order instructs the federal government to "[protect] the public from algorithmic discrimination" and to deploy AI systems "in a manner that advances equity." pic.twitter.com/pGKRWdTtIS
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) February 21, 2023
Sorry … what? Government agencies need to make sure that their AI “advances equity”? Gee, what could possibly go wrong?
DEI + AI = ChaptGPT https://t.co/GTIeFH3wGs
— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) February 21, 2023
Honestly, something like that would be relatively mild compared to the mess the Biden administration is trying to make. Trying to view everything through a DEI lens is insane. And the federal government mandating DEI for artificial intelligence would be so monumentally stupid … that it’d be perfectly on-brand.
This order builds upon my previous equity-related Executive Orders by extending and strengthening equity-advancing requirements for agencies, and it positions agencies to deliver better outcomes for the American people. In doing so, the Federal Government shall continue to pursue ambitious goals to build a strong, fair, and inclusive workforce and economy; invest in communities where Federal policies have historically impeded equal opportunity — both rural and urban — in ways that mitigate economic displacement, expand access to capital, preserve housing and neighborhood affordability, root out discrimination in the housing market, and build community wealth; advance equity in health, including mental and behavioral health and well-being; deliver an equitable response to the COVID-19 pandemic; deliver environmental justice and implement the Justice40 Initiative; build prosperity in rural communities; ensure equitable procurement practices, including through small disadvantaged businesses contracting and the Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. 47); pursue educational equity so that our Nation’s schools put every student on a path to success; improve our Nation’s criminal justice system to end unjust disparities, strengthen public safety, and ensure equal justice under law; promote equity in science and root out bias in the design and use of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence; protect the right to vote and realize the promise of our Nation’s civil rights laws; and promote equity and human rights around the world through our foreign policy and foreign assistance. By redoubling our efforts, the Federal Government can help bridge the gap between the world we see and the future we seek.
Ew.
Feel free to read the whole order if you like, but be forewarned: it’s a big bowl of word salad.
In short, Biden's EO instructs the Federal government to institute racism into everything they do.
— ★ John Jordan (@erjohnjordan) February 21, 2023
That’s effectively how DEI works, yeah.
It seems like woke is not going into remission
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) February 21, 2023
Can we not do this? AI is already tricky enough. There’s no outcome in which making AI woke will be shown to be a good thing.
Sorry but you can’t possibly prevent discrimination while deploy AI to enforce equity.
Equity = discrimination
Equality = inclusion— NagsDoc (@ponydoc) February 21, 2023
Equity is not equality. Advancing equity means that the benefits accruing to each are equal. Equality means that the opportunity to take advantage of potential benefits are equal. The latter- everybody starts at the same place; the former: everybody finishes at the same place.
— Stan Feldman Ph.D (@StanFeldman2) February 22, 2023
'Consistent with the law' is in opposition with 'advances equity'. This document is internally inconsistent.
— A. Hariharan (@_AHariharan) February 21, 2023
These statements are going to clash:
"consistent with applicable law"
"in a manner that advances equity"Unless the 14th amendment stopped meaning equal protection, which … who even knows anymore?
— thetiredmoderate (@thetiredmodera1) February 21, 2023
The Biden administration doesn’t seem to know very much about the Constitution of all. Not that they’ve ever let that stop them before, of course.
The would be a major restructuring of the Federal government, which requires an act of Congress. An executive order is not sufficient.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 22, 2023
Well, let’s just hope that Congress sees it that way, too. These days, you never know.
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