Donald Trump’s massive election victory could be tied directly to economic hardship facing millions of Americans.
Category: 12 November 2024
COUNT OUT ABORTION AS A KEY ELECTIONS ISSUE
Again, The Trends Journal had forecast that Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump because of the abortion issue. We based this forecast on the U.S. 2022 mid-term election which the Republicans did not win big because of their anti-abortion stance.
BIDEN MAKES APPEAL TO AMERICANS TO CALM DOWN
U.S. President Joe Biden told Americans last week—days after the stunning election victory for Donald Trump—that they should work on bringing down the political “temperature” and that it is important for citizens to look upon each other as fellow Americans, not “adversaries.”
AI STILL LIKES WHITE JOB APPLICANTS BEST
Despite developers’ assurances to the contrary, AI models still rank job candidates with “White-sounding” names ahead of those with more ethnically linked monikers, according to a new study from the University of Washington.
AI COMES TO THE AID OF BIODIVERSITY
In late October, an estimated 15,000 people met in Colombia for COP16, the 16th annual meeting of the 150 nations that signed the Convention on Biodiversity intended to protect species from extinction.
DON’T USE AI TO SPY ON WORKERS, AGENCY WARNS
Employers could find themselves in legal trouble if they use AI and algorithmic programs to surveil their workers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned in a public statement.
OPENAI GIVES CHATGPT A SEARCH FUNCTION
Over the next few weeks, OpenAI will introduce its search function for its flagship ChatGPT AI platform.
TAIWAN HAS BECOME THE PRECARIOUS GLOBAL CENTER OF AI TECHNOLOGY
Nvidia, the market leader in AI chips, sees Taiwan as the only place able to make its state-of-the-art AI chips.
TECHNOCRACY BRIEFS: AI DEGRADING HUMAN COGNITION, AND A SETBACK FOR THE “CENSORSHIP INDUSTRY”
A new research paper featured in Nature Human Behavior says a novel cognitive mode for humans is emerging, due to AI technology.
TRUMP’S APPEAL TO THE WORKING-CLASS
Results of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election show that Donald Trump was successful in widening the Republican intent to working-class Americans of all backgrounds, which gave him a significant boost in swing states.