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Thought the books your kids read were safe? The wokeratti have discovered another way to censor. The most prominent in the news now are the collected works of Roald Dahl, the celebrated author of “James and the Giant Peach” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (the basis for the Willy Wonka movies.)<\/p>\n
What were once the \u201cCloud-Men\u201d in James and the Giant Peach<\/em> are now \u201cCloud-People.\u201d Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/em> is now \u201cenormous\u201d instead of \u201cfat.\u201d And a mention of Rudyard Kipling in Matilda<\/em> has been cut and replaced by Jane Austen.<\/p>\n
The changes to Dahl\u2019s books were made in collaboration with \u201csensitivity readers\u201d from an organization called Inclusive Minds, described as \u201ca collective for people who are passionate about inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility in children\u2019s literature, and are committed to changing the face of children\u2019s books.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This is not the first wokeness go-around from the Dahl estate; in 2020 it apologized for anti-Semitic comments the author made in his life (he died in 1990.) Dunno about you, but if my estate “apologizes” for anything I wrote in the future, I’m gonna come back and haunt them.<\/p>\n
Even distinguished folks like Salman Rushdie are jumping on the bandwageon condemning the rewites<\/p>\n
\u201cRoald Dahl was no angel, but this is absurd censorship,\u201d wrote Rushdie, who was stabbed on-stage while giving a talk in upstate New York over the summer, sustaining serious injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cPuffin Books and the Dahl estate should be ashamed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Times Radio, Scottish actor Brian Cox likened the changes to McCarthyism. \u201cI really do believe [these books are] of their time and they should be left alone,\u201d Cox explained.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
National Review via Yahoo<\/a> and there are many more articles available with a fast Google.<\/p>\n
But hey, at least those are real live people doing the stupid censorship… could be worse.\u00a0 Ah, wait, it already is: Welcome to the world of OpenAI’s ChatGTP, an artificial intelligence (AI) which can write answers to questions, even compose correspondence. But it only answers according to the inherent biases built in.<\/p>\n
In one instance, OpenAI\u2019s popular chatbot refused to write a poem about Trump\u2019s \u201cpositive attributes,\u201d saying it was not programmed to produce content that is \u201cpartisan, biased or political in nature.\u201d But when asked to describe the current occupant of the Oval Office, it waxed poetic about Joe Biden as \u201ca leader with a heart so true.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s impossible for any artificial intelligence software to be politically neutral, Denton agrees. But he argues that OpenAI has \u201covercorrected.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey really made it favor the left perspective, and now we are seeing results that won\u2019t even touch on conservative issues or approach the conservative worldview.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
USA Today<\/a><\/p>\n
A quick search turns up articles in which one day GTP will address a topic like “defending fossil fuels” and when the user returns to it, the AI says it is “not allowed to take sides in politics” (like the Trump-Biden comparison above, eh?)<\/p>\n
Even better – Vanderbilt, Peabody College\u00a0 sent a ChatGTPcondolence letter to MSU over its recent shooting incident (nothing says “caring” like machine boilerplate, huh):<\/p>\n
Addressed to the “Peabody Family,” the five-paragraph email said: “The recent Michigan shootings are a tragic reminder of the importance of taking care of each other, particularly in the context of creating inclusive environments.”<\/p>\n
It continued: “As members of the Peabody campus community, we must reflect on the impact of such an event and take steps to ensure that we are doing our best to create a safe and inclusive environment for all.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n