At the very least, we want AI to keep up with us and match our moral development; so far, so good
/THE SOFT BIGOTRY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS, DIGITAL EDITION: AI praises ‘black’ students’ essays, gives useful feedback to ‘white’ essays. “AI models are trained by seeing how human teachers grade essays. ‘They are picking up on the biases that humans exhibit,’ said Mei Tan, lead author of the study.”
(Somewhat) related, from the NYT’s pet progressive, Nick Kristof;
NYT's @NickKristof to fellow progressives: "A black kid in Mississippi is 2.5 times as likely to be proficient in math & reading by 4th grade as a black kid in Calif. Do we need to look a little bit less at what the Trump Admin is doing ... & look a little more in the mirror?" pic.twitter.com/I803loucRM
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 5, 2026