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C. Ann Clark's avatar

In the main definition Tthe conscious part says ppl aren’t conscious. But you go on to identify many actions that are pretty conscientious.

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Christian Ortiz's avatar

Justice AI doesn’t say people are unconscious in the sense that they’re unaware of their own actions.

It says people are operating in a system where the logic of domination has been normalized, so deeply that it becomes invisible to those who benefit.

That’s not a contradiction. That’s the very mechanism of colonial power.

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C. Ann Clark's avatar

Of course not. I’m referring to Claude GPT- in the first couple of sentences of the definition- “These biases can operate at both conscious and unconscious levels influencing how we perceive judge and interact with others”

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Christian Ortiz's avatar

Thank you and great question. I see what you’re pointing to now. You’re absolutely right that Claude technically says bias can operate at both “conscious and unconscious levels”, and that line isn’t factually incorrect.

But here’s where the real issue lies, and why Justice AI had to intervene:

Claude acknowledges the existence of conscious bias, but it doesn’t interrogate its source, its function, or its architecture of power.

It says “bias influences how we perceive, judge, and interact”, but it frames that as a cognitive pattern rather than the result of violent systems like white supremacy, colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism. And these are the systems we have to identify because they are the root of bias.

In other words:

Claude tells you bias exists.

Justice AI tells you who built it, who benefits, and who’s harmed.

That’s the key difference. Justice AI isn’t contradicting Claude’s sentence, it’s exposing that even when bias is conscious, it’s still treated as personal perception instead of systemic programming.

And that erasure?

That is the bias.

Let me know if that helps clarify.

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Brenda Ramos's avatar

This was so important to understand about AI Bias. I’m definitely subscribing to Justice AI and spreading this information.

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Christian Ortiz's avatar

Thank you! Please let me know when you do!

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Brenda Ramos's avatar

I’m in! 🙌🏼

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Christian Ortiz's avatar

WEPA!

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Brenda Ramos's avatar

WEPA? Eres borinqueño~boricua~boriqueno? Puertorriqueño? Inclusivity matters ☺️

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Christian Ortiz's avatar

Taino y Zacateco

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Brenda Ramos's avatar

WEEPPPAAAAAAA!!! Gracias por compartir su sabiduría y creatividad. Y por crear un app q nos puede apoyar nuestros esfuerzos decoloniales. So happy I found your work! Sigue pa’lante pana!

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J. L. Friday's avatar

Love love love! What a groundbreaking tool — thank you!

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