we need classes in high school or maybe even earlier that teach general media/social media/political literacy, that teach kids about technology, rhetorical techniques, fallacies, etc that are used to prey on emotions and biases. what does a (political) Dog whistle sound like? what are some red flags you might encounter while watching a conspiracist on Tik Tok? what can you do to prevent yourself from being radicalized by youtube’s algorithm? what can AI currently do, and how can you identify it?

the problem is all this stuff moves so much faster than education does, so it’s going to be a constant uphill battle.

A. T. entered the US in 2021 as part of the Special Immigrant Visa Program, available to people who worked with the US army or under chief of mission authority as translators or interpreters in Iraq or Afghanistan.

The indictment did not mention whether the Afghan national was indeed a translator for the US armed forces.

the movie Toys called it 30 years ago although they were remotely controlled, not automated.

pretty sure US is doing this too.

China’s ruling Communist party has long prioritised instilling loyalty in students and has made the political education of teachers central to those efforts. Pre-travel instructions for teachers in the eastern city of Wenzhou indicates local authorities are concerned about the ideas they would encounter outside the country.