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New study finds AI chatbots can influence some Canadians to change their vote

This one just says “Vote Carney”

Study found Canadians were more likely to be swayed than Americans

Talking with an AI chatbot can successfully convince people to change their votes and could affect the outcome of future elections, according to a new study.

The study, which included 1,530 Canadians, also found that the chatbots had more success convincing Canadians to switch their votes than it did with Americans.

Gordon Pennycook, a Canadian and associate professor at Cornell University, said the study set out to discover how persuasive generative AI could be when it comes to politics.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"AI - Artificial Intelligence", Canada, USA, WTF?

Father Christmas is ‘too white’

Father Christmas is too white and should stop putting children on the naughty list, a museum has said.

Brighton and Hove Museums claimed Santa Claus needed to be decolonised in the name of diversity, in a blog on its website.

The blog also said that Santa should work alongside elves in the name of equality and a “Mother Christmas” would help tackle the patriarchy.

I think they should be beaten with sticks.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

MORGAN: Race-based policies are sinking Canada

Imagine if we abolished the Indian Act and removed special legal status for indigenous peoples.

Then, treaties were terminated, and federal responsibility for indigenous affairs was transferred to the provinces.

What if we eliminated “Indian Status” and assimilated indigenous peoples into mainstream Canadian society as equal citizens?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Aboriginal Fatigue", "Identity Politics", WTF?

Biden megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried bends the knee to Trump in desperate bid to escape 25-year prison term

For a man who handed Joe Biden $5million for his 2020 election run, it might seem an impossible ask.

But with an appeal against his 25-year prison term off to a shaky start, Sam Bankman-Fried’s current language is a message he’s ready to bend the knee to Biden’s successor for a presidential pardon.

The mop-haired crypto crook, who also dished out another $40million to Democratic candidates in the 2022 mid-terms, has always been a gambler.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Military spent $78K on gender equity housing study as forces fail landlord audit

Not a Lesbian.

The Canadian Armed Forces spent tens of thousands of dollars on a “gender equity” review of military housing while simultaneously failing a federal audit that found troops living in aging, substandard quarters and stuck on long waiting lists.

Blacklock’s Reporter says records tabled in the House of Commons show cabinet approved a $78,400 contract for a seven-month “gender based analysis” of the Canadian Forces Housing Agency, even as auditors concluded the military was not meeting its basic obligations as a landlord

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", WTF?

Gunmen kill nine in South Africa tavern attack

A manhunt is under way after a shooting at a tavern in South Africa left nine people dead and another 10 injured.

Police said seven men and two women were killed in Bekkersdal, near Johannesburg, after about 12 unidentified gunmen arrived in two vehicles and opened fire at patrons.

The shooting happened at about 01:00 local time on Sunday (23:00 GMT Saturday) and the perpetrators “continued to shoot randomly as [people] fled the scene”, police added.

South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world. Sixty-three people were killed every day on average between April and September this year, according to police figures.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inSouth Africa, WTF?

RCMP investigating Ryan Wedding, aiming to lay charges in Canada

The RCMP says it is actively investigating Ryan Wedding’s alleged criminal activities, in the hopes of laying criminal charges in Canada against members of the organization.

In the wake of charges in the U.S. against Canadians allegedly tied to the Wedding organization, two senior Mounties told The Globe and Mail that they are continuing to pursue their own probe.

“The outcome that is wanted, of course, is to lay charges here in Canada, if we can,” said Superintendent Marie-Eve Lavallée of Eastern Region RCMP, which is leading the Canadian investigation out of Montreal. “If we have enough to charge here, we will.”

So Canada is only now investigating???

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Crime, USA, WTF?