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LA Times AI defends the Ku Klux Klan

Jason Weisberger
Mar 04, 2025
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After suggesting the KKK may not be a hate-based movement, the LA Times has removed the feature from their article on the Klan.

Having done exactly what it was asked to do, offer different perspectives, the LA Times' AI tried to provide some alternative reasons for people joining the Klan. Failing to recognize that not every …

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