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A chemical industry lobbyist is attempting to use AI to amplify doubts about the dangers of pollutants (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 19 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Meet Louis Anthony “Tony” Cox. He lives in Denver, Colorado.

He works for chemical corporations such as DuPont, Dow, Bayer and Chevron. He is paid to criticize scientists and cast doubts about pollutants.

Previous to working for DuPont, Dow, and Bayer, Tony Cox worked for Philip Morris

Of course, Tony denies that. Tony claims it's just a coincidence that he only happens to defend the corporations paying him 🙃🙃🙃

Recently, Tony Cox sent an email to his corporate clients. He came up with a new idea. Using Artificial Intelligence.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The rich people live in non-polluted areas.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 17 hours ago

I feel like that would be, and already is to some extent, both temporary and relative. Windblown microplastics don't really care if they end up in affluent areas.