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Although companies have created detectors to help spot #deepfakes, studies have found that biases in the data used to train these tools can lead to certain demographic groups being unfairly targeted.
A team of researchers discovered new methods that improve both the fairness and the accuracy of these detection algorithms by teaching them about human diversity
https://theconversation.com/deepfake-detection-improves-when-using-algorithms-that-are-more-aware-of-demographic-diversity-226061
#technology #engineering #bias @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon
Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity
New research found a way to both improve the accuracy of deepfake detection algorithms while also enhancing fairness.The Conversation
Happy May pachyderms! New month means new #MutualAidRequest bcuz I'm a disabled Black enby struggling to get by, especially now I have to pay insurance premiums for my kid
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Fuck these folks.
Fuck Mississippi.
#BlackMastodon
https://share.newsbreak.com/6s3kn09h
White Ole Miss Students Caught on Camera Mocking Black Protester In Shockingly Racist Viral Video - NewsBreak
White students at "Ole Miss" (University of Mississippi) were caught on video mocking a Black woman in a shocking display of racism that has gone viral.NewsBreak
There’s an important gap between “hope” and “optimism.”
Hope is not just about looking on the bright side. It plays the long game: enduring suffering with integrity.
It’s something Martin Luther King understood when he said “I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land.” But hope makes us act, anyway.
https://theconversation.com/hope-is-not-the-same-as-optimism-a-psychologist-explains-just-look-at-mlks-example-226384
#psychology @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon
Hope is not the same as optimism, a psychologist explains − just look at MLK’s example
Optimism can rely on a sense of luck, while hope is action-oriented − and often aimed at helping other people.The Conversation
LA Metro doesn't care one bit about driver and rider safety.
Its two predecessors (MTA and RTD) never cared at all.
Four of my old bus routes are among the one affected: 40 on MLK and Hawthorne Blvd; 108 on Slauson Ave; 110 on Gage Ave and 111 on Florence Ave and Arbor Vitae St.
Yipe. And 97% of riders can't use Uber to get to work.
#BlackMastodon
https://abc7.com/la-metro-responds-to-possible-sick-out-by-drivers-following-recent-assaults/14760678/
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LA Metro warns of delays due to possible 'sick out' by bus drivers following recent assaults
The L.A. Metro is warning of possible delays due to its bus drivers possibly staging a "sick out" Friday over safety concerns following several recent assaults on drivers.ABC7 Los Angeles
They're truly the pits. A cynical, cruel, pitiless party who will happily drag desperate people into detention and then force them out of the country (at great expense, for those concerned about such things) for nothing more than political advantage.
#BlackMastodon #UKPol #asylum #Rwanda
Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation
Exclusive: Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local electionsSeverin Carrell (The Guardian)
It’s been 1 year since Seattle’s Mayor signed a racial and social justice law, placing its existing Race and Social Justice Initiative under the city’s office of civil rights and charging the whole city government with ‘implementing change toward ending institutional racism.’
Lessons for other cities from the first year:
https://theconversation.com/what-cities-can-learn-from-seattles-racial-and-social-justice-law-225765
#Seattle #Cities #USPolitics @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon
What cities can learn from Seattle’s racial and social justice law
Ending institutional racism is a long-term goal and requires well-informed and engaged people to remake systems and structuresThe Conversation
From the same state that celebrates Robert E. Lee's birthday on MLK Jr. Day. And the same state that refuses to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
Fuck him. And his racist state.
#BlackMastodon
https://share.newsbreak.com/6qjfqtfb
Mississippi’s Good Ole Boy GOP Governor Declares April As Confederate Heritage Month - NewsBreak
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April will be celebrated as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping a 31-year-old tradition alive. The proclamation came from Beauvoir, the museum and home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.NewsBreak
This is how unrest happens. Disinvestment. Poverty. Addiction. Gentrification forcing generations of Black and Latino residents out of their neighborhood and into areas across town.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Philadelphia has had four major uprisings since 2020.
What's happening in Kensington; particularly at K & A; will soon trigger more unrest.
#BlackMastodon. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/kensington-philadelphia-drug-issues-solutions-20240425.html
Current plans to ‘fix’ Kensington won’t work. Here is what will.
The city must learn from past mistakes, have the courage to tackle the root causes of Kensington's problems, and co-create solutions with the community. Otherwise, we could be facing another danger.Bill McKinney (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Don’t you dare say that voting doesn’t matter. In late 2022 in a recount Kris Mayes (who announced indictments of Rudy Giuliani and co today) won her election race for #Arizona atty general by 280 VOTES.
VOTING MATTERS. Everywhere. In every type of election. State. Local. Federal. https://tinyurl.com/3muy3eze
#Mastodon #BlackMastodon #usa #politics #vote #votingmatters
Flint’s Warning to America
The city’s residents did everything right, but 10 years later they still don’t have clean water.Adam Mahoney (Capital B News)
Is being ‘woke’ a badge of honor?
Historically, the word was used as a warning to be aware of racial injustices.
https://theconversation.com/back-in-the-day-being-woke-meant-being-smart-215635
#racialinjustice #equality #USPolitics #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon
Back in the day, being woke meant being smart
Conservative politicians have launched attacks against the use of the word “woke.” If they knew the history of the word, they might stop wasting their time.The Conversation
Because they have an agenda against LGBTQIA+. And against women in general.
Especially Black women.
They also hyped up Caitlin Clark.
#BlackMastodon
https://share.newsbreak.com/6nnoc54x
WNBA Draft Refuses To Give Credential To Conservative Media Site
The media outlet that asked South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley about transgender athletes in women's basketball applied for a credential for the 2024 WNBA Draft....Andrew Holleran (The Spun)
