"The anti-woke campaigner brought legal action against Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, after the company's artificial intelligence chatbot falsely claimed he took part in the riot at the US Capitol on 6 January, 2021, seeking $5 million (£3.75 million) in damages. In August, as part of the settlement, Starbuck was appointed to advise Meta on how to prevent political bias in its AI, The Wall Street Journal reported."
"My role is simple: work to make AI fair for everyone, regardless of their views. That's a goal anyone who believes in fairness should support. What you're really trying here looks like cancel culture and activism dressed up as journalism, and I won't cower for holding the same views as the political party that won the popular vote less than a year ago in America."
Robby Starbuck is a right-wing, anti-LGBTQ+ pundit and former music video director who ran unsuccessfully for Congress. He sued Meta after the company's AI chatbot falsely claimed he participated in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol riot, seeking $5 million in damages. As part of an August settlement he was appointed to advise Meta on preventing political bias in its AI. Since the appointment he has faced accusations of promoting extremist claims, framing shooters as motivated by leftist ideology, referring to faith-based protest groups as communities, and linking Democratic lawmakers to murders.
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