Having recently watched a video from Project Veritas regarding Google, I wish to point out an element of stupidity.
Firstly, the video was apparently removed from YouTube, but it can (currently) still be viewedhere.
Edit: the video was taken down from there, but can be viewed on the Veritas website here.
8 minutes 40 seconds into the video, a policy document from Google is shown. A small element is highlighted, and the video going on to make a point about that. However, I wish to comment on a part that is not highlighted (at this stage... I haven't actually finished watching the video yet).
It reads:
"If a representation is factually accurate, can it still be algorithmic unfairness?
Yes. For example, imagine that a Google image query for "CEOs" shows predominantly men. Even if it were a factually accurate representation of the world, it would be algorithmic unfairness because it would reinforce a stereotype about the role of women in leadership positions."
Contrary to Google's ideology, a "fact" is not a "stereotype".
Even in their example, they do not say that the image query showed only men. The truth is that the majority of CEOs are men. To have things that accurately represent facts is helpful.
A planet's gravity pulls objects towards it. It would be idiotic to say, "Sorry, NASA, but your images of the Mars Exploration Rovers reinforce a stereotype about gravity."
Some things may change over time, but we have to work with what we know at this time. And at this time, the majority of CEOs are men.
This is how we end up with the current gender mess. The number of non-heterosexual people make up less than 10% of the population (in Western countries, that have decided they don't understand gender anymore). But, if you read the news, if you look at company and organisational policies, it would paint a different picture.
What we have is a clear example of how media (predominantly the internet, with sites like Pinterest and Tumblr) influences society because of a biased representation and a destruction of what is "normal".
But this section of text in the Google document goes on to say:
"In some cases, it may be appropriate to take no action if the system accurately affects current reality, while in other cases it may be desirable to consider how we might help society reach a more fair an equitable state..."
What defines "fair"? What defines "equitable"? These are ideological terms. If you want men's and women's sports to be more equal, then have women compete with men. Of course, that wouldn't be "fair" because of obvious differences between men and women. But why it is inappropriate to say that the differences between men and women might be the reason for women to choose different careers to men?
It's an astounding example of double standards.
Forcing an ideological worldview onto consumers who are just wanting information is a recipe for disaster. This is exactly why Google is facing so many problems at the moment. Their attempt at "fairness" and "equity" is inherently biased, and the average citizen sees that things just aren't adding up.
And then comes election tampering. Watching the whole of the video shows that Google fully intends to project its ideology to prevent the re-election of Trump in the 2020 US election.
Firstly, the video was apparently removed from YouTube, but it can (currently) still be viewed
Edit: the video was taken down from there, but can be viewed on the Veritas website here.
8 minutes 40 seconds into the video, a policy document from Google is shown. A small element is highlighted, and the video going on to make a point about that. However, I wish to comment on a part that is not highlighted (at this stage... I haven't actually finished watching the video yet).
It reads:
"If a representation is factually accurate, can it still be algorithmic unfairness?
Yes. For example, imagine that a Google image query for "CEOs" shows predominantly men. Even if it were a factually accurate representation of the world, it would be algorithmic unfairness because it would reinforce a stereotype about the role of women in leadership positions."
Contrary to Google's ideology, a "fact" is not a "stereotype".
Even in their example, they do not say that the image query showed only men. The truth is that the majority of CEOs are men. To have things that accurately represent facts is helpful.
A planet's gravity pulls objects towards it. It would be idiotic to say, "Sorry, NASA, but your images of the Mars Exploration Rovers reinforce a stereotype about gravity."
Some things may change over time, but we have to work with what we know at this time. And at this time, the majority of CEOs are men.
This is how we end up with the current gender mess. The number of non-heterosexual people make up less than 10% of the population (in Western countries, that have decided they don't understand gender anymore). But, if you read the news, if you look at company and organisational policies, it would paint a different picture.
What we have is a clear example of how media (predominantly the internet, with sites like Pinterest and Tumblr) influences society because of a biased representation and a destruction of what is "normal".
But this section of text in the Google document goes on to say:
"In some cases, it may be appropriate to take no action if the system accurately affects current reality, while in other cases it may be desirable to consider how we might help society reach a more fair an equitable state..."
What defines "fair"? What defines "equitable"? These are ideological terms. If you want men's and women's sports to be more equal, then have women compete with men. Of course, that wouldn't be "fair" because of obvious differences between men and women. But why it is inappropriate to say that the differences between men and women might be the reason for women to choose different careers to men?
It's an astounding example of double standards.
Forcing an ideological worldview onto consumers who are just wanting information is a recipe for disaster. This is exactly why Google is facing so many problems at the moment. Their attempt at "fairness" and "equity" is inherently biased, and the average citizen sees that things just aren't adding up.
And then comes election tampering. Watching the whole of the video shows that Google fully intends to project its ideology to prevent the re-election of Trump in the 2020 US election.
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