Meta is quickly becoming the forerunner in Big Tech's chorus against " Woke AI, " as it announces a collaboration with known conservative influencer Robby Starbuck to ensure its AI tools are free of "ideological bias."
Starbuck, to clarify, is not an expert in developing or training AI tools or LLMs. Instead — as explained in an August 8 statement posted to the X accounts of Starbuck and Meta Chief Global Affairs Officer Joe Kaplan — he will provide guidance to the company's developers on how to further "mitigate" political bias in AI tools. Meta's stance is that removing such "DEI bias" makes its models "more accurate." The advisory role is part of a deal struck in a settlement between Meta and Starbuck , who sued the company for $5 million, alleging the company's AI chatbot false