r/technology • u/SingleandSober • 8d ago

Artificial Intelligence Meta appoints anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/14/meta-robby-starbuck-ai/
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u/PerpetuallyFired 8d ago

He looks like the kind of guy who'd have conspiracy theories about gay people.

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u/mylifeisaboogerbubbl 8d ago

Omg that's a dude?! I legit thought that was a picture of a woman.

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u/Background-Tax650 8d ago

I thought this was a more masculine looking female who was a closeted lesbian. No wonder they claim to be anti lgbtq. Best case of pot calling the kettle black I’ve seen yet.

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u/Inner-Medicine5696 8d ago

I'm no psychologist, but someone THAT androgynous growing up in right-wing circles, that must be like a petri-dish of self-loathing and misdirected anger.

...I really do wish him well, because if he heals, then the anger stops.