https://www.advocate.com/news/meta-robby-starbuck-ai-bias
'The man Meta has appointed to help address "ideological and political bias" in
artificial intelligence is a conservative influencer who believes that
pesticide turns children LGBTQ+ and that the COVID-19 vaccine caused Matthew
Perry's death.
Robby Starbuck, a failed filmmaker turned failed congressional candidate, has
been appointed as an AI bias advisor at Meta with the goal of making the
company's chat bot less "woke." The appointment is part of a defamation lawsuit
settlement, first obtained by the
Wall Street Journal, that the company
reached with Starbuck after Meta AI incorrectly stated that he was involved in
the January 6 insurrection and a believer of QAnon.
"Since engaging on these important issues with Robby, Meta has made tremendous
strides to improve the accuracy of Meta AI and mitigate ideological and
political bias," Meta and Starbuck said in a joint statement to the outlet.
Starbuck was targeting companies for their diversity, equity, and inclusion
efforts even before Donald Trump took office and signed executive orders
against the initiatives. He successfully pushed brands such as Tractor Supply,
John Deere, and Harley-Davidson to end their DEI programs by threatening to
mobilize his social media followers to boycott their products.
Starbuck and his wife, Landon, produced a documentary together perpetuating the
same conspiracy theory spouted by disgraced commentator Alex Jones that toxic
chemicals are causing children to identify as LGBTQ+. He falsely asserted that
exposure to the pesticide atrazine turned amphibians "gay," prompting male
frogs to mate — a claim that has been repeatedly debunked.
Starbuck has also claimed that displaying pride flags is "grooming and
indoctrination," and supported the unsubstantiated notion that trans people
transition to assault women in public bathrooms (trans people are far more
likely to be the victims of violent assaults.)
After the death of beloved
Friends actor Matthew Perry in October 2023,
Starbuck baselessly suggested his passing was not due to ketamine, as the
autopsy found, but was instead caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.'
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Covid: August 14, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-august-14-136458283
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
