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What is happening?
More than half of LGBTQIA+ social media users are switching to alternative platforms because of toxicity and safety issues. The survey was conducted by Communia, the first social media platform in the world for women and marginalised genders.
How can we make it safer?
To protect users from hate speech, predatory behaviour, and other forms of abuse, it needs to be as easy as possible to report abuse and subsequently ban users who incite hatred. Musk, owner of Twitter, is moving in the opposite direction, dropping policies which previously protected trans people.
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It's International Non-Binary People's Day! ?
To celebrate, a couple of our colleagues shared what being non-binary means to them. Go check it out.
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What's the context?
In order to compete in track events, athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD) had to lower their testosterone levels, according to World Athletics' 2018 regulations. Semenya, who was born with DSD, was prohibited from participating in any track competitions without using testosterone-lowering medication.
The verdict
Caster Semenya has won her appeal at the European Court of Human Rights, meaning the court ruled that the DSD rules of World Athletics were "incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights" and that the Swiss government had not protected Semenya from discrimination.
What next?
Though she has won this appeal, Semenya is still not free to compete. World Athletics has maintained that its rules, despite being discriminatory, are necessary.
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What does the research say?
Researchers at Stanford University have discovered that AI detection software can be biased against non-native English speakers. For the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 91 English essays written by non-native English speakers were tested using seven popular GPT detectors. It was discovered that more than half of the essays were flagged incorrectly as AI-generated.
Why is this a problem?
Due to the potential for false accusations of cheating and prejudice against non-native English speakers, this bias could have serious effects on academics, job applicants, and students.
Are there any solutions?
Instead of fighting AI with more AI, the education system needs to foster a culture that encourages the creative and upright application of generative AI. |
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