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Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Letters to the Editor: Allowing AI to label opinion pieces encourages 'meaningless tribalism'
To the editor: Measuring views on a left-right political spectrum might be expedient for casual conversations, but views are not one dimensional ("L.A. Times Insights," March 3). Neither are people. The Times can't elevate discourse by smacking on reductive labels. This will only divide our communities and encourage meaningless tribalism. Last month, the editorial board wrote a nuanced take on complex legal efforts to return art stolen by Nazis during World War II. The piece is now labeled "Center Left," which is as insightful as labeling a car "pre-diabetic." The same label is on a piece about street design in Culver City. Bus lanes can be earnestly debated without having to worry where your views sit on this toxic left-right spectrum. Good luck labeling this. Adam Rose, Los Angeles .. The L.A. Times does not need AI-enabled ways to engage with readers. It needs to strengthen solid news reporting and continue providing diverse perspectives, including editorials, op-eds, columns, reviews and other opinion pieces. We readers can already engage with AI-driven slop from a plethora of sources. We need The Times to stand up with integrity and do what a newspaper should do. Randall Gellens, San Diego.. Instead of cosmetic additions like adding the Voices label to opinion columns and unreliable AI-generated links to articles, why doesn't The Times return to hard-hitting reporting on what's happening in this country? Jim Lawson, Santa Barbara .. If you're making it clear that this is an opinion piece and the piece has an editor, why the need for this imperfect AI? Why not just publish a variety of "Voices" or further empower your qualified human editors? Jason File, Santa Barbara .. I'm sure I'm not alone in responding to the latest journalistic catastrophe that is "Voices" and "L.A. Times Insights" with severe disdain. This decision is like a Scud missile detonating on the already-smoldering remains of print journalism. Benji Heywood, Los Angeles This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
05-03-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Letters to the Editor: Allowing AI to label opinion pieces encourages ‘meaningless tribalism'
To the editor: Measuring views on a left-right political spectrum might be expedient for casual conversations, but views are not one dimensional ('L.A. Times Insights,' March 3). Neither are people. The Times can't elevate discourse by smacking on reductive labels. This will only divide our communities and encourage meaningless tribalism. Last month, the editorial board wrote a nuanced take on complex legal efforts to return art stolen by Nazis during World War II. The piece is now labeled 'Center Left,' which is as insightful as labeling a car 'pre-diabetic.' The same label is on a piece about street design in Culver City. Bus lanes can be earnestly debated without having to worry where your views sit on this toxic left-right spectrum. Good luck labeling this. Adam Rose, Los Angeles .. The L.A. Times does not need AI-enabled ways to engage with readers. It needs to strengthen solid news reporting and continue providing diverse perspectives, including editorials, op-eds, columns, reviews and other opinion pieces. We readers can already engage with AI-driven slop from a plethora of sources. We need The Times to stand up with integrity and do what a newspaper should do. Randall Gellens, San Diego.. Instead of cosmetic additions like adding the Voices label to opinion columns and unreliable AI-generated links to articles, why doesn't The Times return to hard-hitting reporting on what's happening in this country? Jim Lawson, Santa Barbara .. If you're making it clear that this is an opinion piece and the piece has an editor, why the need for this imperfect AI? Why not just publish a variety of 'Voices' or further empower your qualified human editors? Jason File, Santa Barbara .. I'm sure I'm not alone in responding to the latest journalistic catastrophe that is 'Voices' and 'L.A. Times Insights' with severe disdain. This decision is like a Scud missile detonating on the already-smoldering remains of print journalism. Benji Heywood, Los Angeles
The Independent
30-01-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
‘Real chance' hostages being freed by Hamas could be hurt or killed, lawyers say
There is a 'real chance' that hostages being released by Hamas could be injured or killed just before they reach safety, lawyers for the families of British-linked hostages have warned. Hamas freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel, with some captives being escorted through a crowd of thousands and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later condemning 'shocking scenes'. Adam Rose and Adam Wagner, who represent families of hostages with British links, highlighted safety concerns in a statement on Thursday afternoon and called on the UK Government to ensure 'violent scenes are not repeated'. They said: 'We are extremely concerned, however, at the manner in which Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have facilitated the releases to date. 'Today, there appeared to be a very real risk to the hostages' safety as they were paraded by armed terrorists through what can only be described as a mob, being screamed at and jostled by the encroaching crowd. 'It is also clear that the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) transport vehicles, and the ICRC staff, are being put at significant risk by the grotesque methods being used by the terrorists to parade the hostages.' Their clients Eli Sharabi, Oded Lifshitz and Avinatan Or are among hostages yet to be released. We therefore call on the governments of Israel, the United States, Qatar and the United Kingdom urgently to do everything possible, including issuing public statements and using private diplomatic channels, to ensure that these violent scenes are not repeated for Saturday's release and beyond Adam Wagner and Adam Rose 'If these scenes are allowed to continue, there is a real chance that a hostage is seriously injured or killed – moments before they are to reach safety,' Mr Rose and Mr Wagner said. 'As well as being an individual tragedy, this could put the entire deal at risk. 'We therefore call on the governments of Israel, the United States, Qatar and the United Kingdom urgently to do everything possible, including issuing public statements and using private diplomatic channels, to ensure that these violent scenes are not repeated for Saturday's release and beyond.' The fragile ceasefire in the 15-month Israel-Hamas war has lasted more than a week with thousands of Gazans now returning to where they once lived in the north of the territory. Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday.
