An infamous blackface performance by Tesla indicates to me the company is promoting a fantasy of robots that invokes a discussion of slavery. What do you see here? Does a white man dressed all in black seem odd standing next to a robot made to appear like a black woman dressed all in white? I … Continue reading Tesla’s Blackface Robot: Promoting Slavery as Fantasy?
I just got off the phone with a technology reporter for a major newspaper, where I was asked about the risks of facial recognition. That’s a deep topic, since crime using faces (deepfakes, impersonation) can apply to almost anything (fraud/theft, racism, classicism). However, I ended the call by warning about even broader risks in recognition … Continue reading Tesla Safety Fail: “Full Self Driving” Can’t Read Even Basic Traffic Signals
Tesla workers described the CEO as someone who encouraged pro-slavery racism in the workplace. …frequent use of racial slurs and references to the manufacturing site as a plantation or slave ship. Now that same mindset has shifted to X Twitter, where Elon Musk promotes slavery and generates ad revenue from pro-slavery accounts. That was several … Continue reading X Twitter Keeps Promoting Slavery. It’s No Accident.
It is noteworthy to acknowledge historical aspects related to Elon Musk’s grandfather, who expressed support for Hitler during World War II. [Musk’s grandfather was] leader in a fringe political movement that called itself Technocracy Incorporated, which advocated an end to democracy and rule by a small tech-savvy elite. During World War II, the Canadian government … Continue reading South Africa Has Banned SpaceX