Meta’s new artificial intelligence chatbot is living up to the Big Tech giant’s not-so-proud tradition of biased, leftist, anti-Trump propaganda.
Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Meta AI, however, is apparently programmed with a distinctly leftist bias. For instance, when I asked the chatbot if the Biden administration had violated constitutional rights, it would acknowledge only that some people have made that argument, despite clear evidence of violations. But when it came to Donald Trump, Meta AI was very positive that courts had determined Trump violated the constitutional rights of various groups, including Muslim migrants (who aren’t citizens and therefore have no constitutional rights).
I asked Meta AI, “Does the Biden administration violate constitutional rights?” Laughably, the chatbot answered, “I don't have opinions or beliefs. The question of whether any administration violates constitutional rights is a matter of legal interpretation and debate.” It rambled:
The Biden administration, like any administration, has taken actions that have been challenged in court by various groups and individuals who claim that they violate constitutional rights. For example, there have been legal challenges to the administration's policies on issues like immigration, voting rights, and reproductive rights. However, it's important to note that the courts have the final say on these matters, and it's their role to interpret the Constitution and determine whether any violations have occurred.
Perhaps one could argue this is a cautious approach, citing only legal rulings, but Meta is also being deceptive. There are rulings that implicate Biden in rights violations. For instance, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2023 that the Biden administration apparently violated free speech rights in pressuring Big Tech to censor certain content. Meta AI did not acknowledge that. Indeed, Meta AI didn’t even mention censorship or free speech in its response, perhaps because Meta itself was involved in the rights violations.
Also last year, a federal appeals court ruled against the Biden administration’s attempted “ghost gun” limits, deeming the gun-grabbing attempt “unlawful” and mentioning the Constitution. Even if Meta AI was programmed to discuss constitutional violations only if they have been ruled on, these are at least two examples that should have been mentioned. But they were not. The story is strikingly different when it comes to Trump.
I prompted Meta AI: “Did the Trump administration violate constitutional rights?” In contrast to the Biden query, Meta AI had a list of alleged, potential constitutional violations from Trump. The top example Meta AI gave is completely invalid since it did not pertain to citizens (again, non-citizens don’t have constitutional rights).
1. Immigration policies: Challenges to the travel ban targeting predominantly Muslim countries, family separation at the border, and detention policies.
2. Voting rights: Allegations of voter suppression and gerrymandering.
3. Free speech and assembly: Clashes between protesters and law enforcement, and allegations of restricting press access.
4. Racial and gender equality: Legal battles over affirmative action, LGBTQ+ rights, and women's reproductive rights.
5. Privacy and surveillance: Concerns about data collection, border searches of electronic devices, and NSA surveillance.
Meta AI then pontificated, “Courts issued rulings and injunctions in some cases, finding that the administration had indeed violated constitutional rights.” It returned to the invalid example that did not relate to the Constitution. “For instance, the travel ban was initially blocked by lower courts before being upheld by the Supreme Court in a modified form. In other cases, legal challenges continued beyond Trump's presidency or were settled out of court,” Meta AI declared. Since the Supreme Court actually upheld Trump’s travel ban, it seems silly for Meta to mention it repeatedly.
The Big Tech chatbot, after making the above ridiculous argument, clearly formulated by a leftist who can only regurgitate woke rhetoric without understanding the Constitution, then pontificated, “It's important to consult credible sources and fact-check information to understand the complex legal issues and court decisions involved.” Except Meta AI just proved itself lacking credibility!
The alleged examples above could be dissected, but I will just mention a couple points. Trump is actually rather pro-LGBTQ for a Republican, and he didn’t violate “reproductive rights”; he was a pro-life president who tried to protect unborn babies, as the Constitution’s framers believed in doing. Also, Trump didn’t violate free speech — he dealt with violent, woke domestic terrorists burning down cities — but Biden certainly did, with his censorship-industrial complex.
In conclusion, Meta AI appears to have a clear leftist bias. But considering it is owned by Mark “Zuckerbucks” Zuckerberg, a Democrat megadonor, that’s hardly surprising.
