AI-Garbage In, Garbage Out

The history of code talkers is a great story. The Navajo language isn't widely studied outside of the tribe. The biggest obstacle is that it isn't a written language. This kept the Japanese from running down to the library and learning it.

On Facebook, the usual Leftie suspects are screaming about history being "whitewashed." The books will be reviewed and no doubt restored without modification. But you won't hear that from the corporate media, who would rather rip anything that can be characterized as Trump's "racism" than accurately report the facts. One would think that rehabilitating their tarnished credibility would be their primary concern. I guess they haven't hit rock bottom yet.

Percival (View Comment):

The history of code talkers is a great story. The Navajo language isn’t widely studied outside of the tribe. The biggest obstacle is that it isn’t a written language. This kept the Japanese from running down to the library and learning it.

On Facebook, the usual Leftie suspects are screaming about history being “whitewashed.” The books will be reviewed and no doubt restored without modification. But you won’t hear that from the corporate media, who would rather rip anything that can be characterized as Trump’s “racism” than accurately report the facts. One would think that rehabilitating their tarnished credibility would be their primary concern. I guess they haven’t hit rock bottom yet.

The difference between the Trump administration and the new Marxists is the mistake was corrected and the lesson learned, or I hope was learned is that computer generated 'automated reviews' are not necessarily the best method to make changes to what should be kept or discarded. In my opinion military life and history is far more than woke social engineering.

For example, what you want to keep is the story of the US Army White Mountain Apache Scouts:

In 1947, the War Department ordered the retirement of the last four Scouts; one was Sgt. Sinew L. Riley. In his book, Fort Huachuca: Story of a Frontier Post, historian Cornelius Smith recorded Sgt. Riley’s moving words:

“We were recruited from the warriors of many famous nations. We are the last of the Army’s Indian scouts. In a few years we shall be gone to join our comrades in the great hunting grounds beyond the sunset, for our need here is no more. There we shall always remain very proud of our Indian people and of the United States Army, for we were truly the first Americans and you in the Army are now our warriors. To you who will keep the Army’s campfires bright, we extend our hands, and to you we will our fighting hearts.”

Percival (View Comment):

The history of code talkers is a great story. The Navajo language isn’t widely studied outside of the tribe. The biggest obstacle is that it isn’t a written language. This kept the Japanese from running down to the library and learning it.

On Facebook, the usual Leftie suspects are screaming about history being “whitewashed.” The books will be reviewed and no doubt restored without modification. But you won’t hear that from the corporate media, who would rather rip anything that can be characterized as Trump’s “racism” than accurately report the facts. One would think that rehabilitating their tarnished credibility would be their primary concern. I guess they haven’t hit rock bottom yet.

Doug Watt (View Comment):

The difference between the Trump administration and the new Marxists is the mistake was corrected and the lesson learned, or I hope was learned is that computer generated ‘automated reviews’ are not necessarily the best method to make changes to what should be kept or discarded. In my opinion military life and history is far more than woke social engineering.

For example, what you want to keep is the story of the US Army White Mountain Apache Scouts:

In 1947, the War Department ordered the retirement of the last four Scouts; one was Sgt. Sinew L. Riley. In his book, Fort Huachuca: Story of a Frontier Post, historian Cornelius Smith recorded Sgt. Riley’s moving words:

“We were recruited from the warriors of many famous nations. We are the last of the Army’s Indian scouts. In a few years we shall be gone to join our comrades in the great hunting grounds beyond the sunset, for our need here is no more. There we shall always remain very proud of our Indian people and of the United States Army, for we were truly the first Americans and you in the Army are now our warriors. To you who will keep the Army’s campfires bright, we extend our hands, and to you we will our fighting hearts.”

Are they using AI for the reviews, or are they using it to identify things to review? I wouldn't have taken down existing content. A human reviewer can breeze through whatever gets flagged, and frankly I would have recommended leaving it up anyway. Going forward, tell the interesting stories – all of them.

Taking things down was just a little much. Removing DEI doesn't necessitate replacing it with stupidity.

Percival (View Comment):

Taking things down was just a little much. Removing DEI doesn’t necessitate replacing it with stupidity.

Not necessitate, no. But that's where "malicious compliance" might come in.

kedavis (View Comment):

“malicious compliance”

Great phrase.