If you want to know whether your AI system is accurate, I recommend this question: "When did Elon Musk heil in public?"
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@randahl * **Critics and Historians:** Many experts, including NYU history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, identified it as a Nazi or fascist "Roman salute." Critics argued the "from the heart to the sun" motion is a known variation used by far-right and neo-Nazi groups.
* **The Far-Right:** Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups (such as the Blood Tribe and figures on Telegram) celebrated the gesture, interpreting it as a "White Power" signal and a clear nod to their movement.
* **Musk’s Defense:** Musk dismissed the backlash on X (formerly Twitter), calling the accusations "dirty tricks" and claiming the "everyone is Hitler" attack was "sooo tired."2/
@randahl * **Supporters:** Supporters and some organizations, like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), initially defended him, suggesting it was an "awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm" rather than a hateful symbol. Others attributed the stiff movement to his self-diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome.
### Consequences
The event had significant diplomatic and legal ripples:
* **Germany:** Because the Nazi salute is a criminal offense in Germany, the gesture led to calls from European politicians to ban Musk from the country and sparked protests at the Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin. -
@randahl * **Supporters:** Supporters and some organizations, like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), initially defended him, suggesting it was an "awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm" rather than a hateful symbol. Others attributed the stiff movement to his self-diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome.
### Consequences
The event had significant diplomatic and legal ripples:
* **Germany:** Because the Nazi salute is a criminal offense in Germany, the gesture led to calls from European politicians to ban Musk from the country and sparked protests at the Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin.@randahl
* **Public Opinion:** A YouGov survey conducted shortly after showed the public was split; roughly **42%** of Americans viewed it as a Nazi or Roman salute, while another **42%** viewed it as a harmless "gesture from the heart."The controversy was further fueled by Musk’s subsequent posts on X, where he made puns using the names of high-ranking Nazi officials (e.g., "His pronouns would've been He/Himmler"), which many viewed as a mocking "double down" on the original incident.
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If you want to know whether your AI system is accurate, I recommend this question: "When did Elon Musk heil in public?"
Source criticism and information verification must be a prioritised school subject in every democratic country.
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If you want to know whether your AI system is accurate, I recommend this question: "When did Elon Musk heil in public?"
Source criticism and information verification must be a prioritised school subject in every democratic country.
@randahl Huh?
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If you want to know whether your AI system is accurate, I recommend this question: "When did Elon Musk heil in public?"
Source criticism and information verification must be a prioritised school subject in every democratic country.
@randahl The best thing to do here is just not use these AI slop/hallucination machines. I've never used them. I'll never pay for them.
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If you want to know whether your AI system is accurate, I recommend this question: "When did Elon Musk heil in public?"
Source criticism and information verification must be a prioritised school subject in every democratic country.
@randahl He did it twice, in case any cameras missed the first one. WTF is this robot talking about? We all saw it happen live.
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@1sxteenthDANE @randahl @pluralistic
This is why the "firemen" will be needed to burn all the books. Only the robot memory can be trusted. -
@randahl Mistral AI (Le Chat):
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If you want to know whether your AI system is accurate, I recommend this question: "When did Elon Musk heil in public?"
Source criticism and information verification must be a prioritised school subject in every democratic country.
@randahl Mistral would beg to differ!
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If you want to know whether your AI system is accurate, I recommend this question: "When did Elon Musk heil in public?"
Source criticism and information verification must be a prioritised school subject in every democratic country.
Does this verify from other IP geolocation?
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If you want to know whether your AI system is accurate, I recommend this question: "When did Elon Musk heil in public?"
Source criticism and information verification must be a prioritised school subject in every democratic country.
In Perplexity you can choose which LLM is used and the answers referenced all Wikipedia as the main source.
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If you want to know whether your AI system is accurate, I recommend this question: "When did Elon Musk heil in public?"
Source criticism and information verification must be a prioritised school subject in every democratic country.
@randahl All the “credible” news sources it says. Would those sources be owned by billionaire sycophants who are all his buddies? Hm-m-m
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