Thomas Masterson
@thomasmasterson.bsky.social
Senior Scholar and Director of Graduate Programs at Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
Birth: Rhine
HS: Charles
College: Merrimack
Work: Charles
Grad School: Connecticut
Now: Hudson
HS: Charles
College: Merrimack
Work: Charles
Grad School: Connecticut
Now: Hudson
January 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Birth: Rhine
HS: Charles
College: Merrimack
Work: Charles
Grad School: Connecticut
Now: Hudson
HS: Charles
College: Merrimack
Work: Charles
Grad School: Connecticut
Now: Hudson
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Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
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7 beers a day is serious stuff. 3-4 cups of coffee is life sustaining in middle age.
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
7 beers a day is serious stuff. 3-4 cups of coffee is life sustaining in middle age.
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You similarly won’t find the NYT pressing Greene on her harassment of Marie Newman and her trans daughter, or Greene’s promotion of transphobic conspiracy theories.
To admit that her worldview is based in hatred and conspiracism would deprive the NYT of presenting that hate as a “controversy”
To admit that her worldview is based in hatred and conspiracism would deprive the NYT of presenting that hate as a “controversy”
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
You similarly won’t find the NYT pressing Greene on her harassment of Marie Newman and her trans daughter, or Greene’s promotion of transphobic conspiracy theories.
To admit that her worldview is based in hatred and conspiracism would deprive the NYT of presenting that hate as a “controversy”
To admit that her worldview is based in hatred and conspiracism would deprive the NYT of presenting that hate as a “controversy”