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- A Washington Post study confirmed that artificial intelligence chatbots tend to hold a left-leaning bias. But ChatGPT’s owner, OpenAI, is pushing back. Who should we believe? We asked Builders Movement Partner Keegan Evans, who works at the intersection of AI and humanity. By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 9 min read … The post Trump Says AI Is ‘Woke’ — Is It? We Asked an AI Expert appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 6 min read This weekend, America turns 250. And if you go looking for the single idea that has carried this country through revolution, civil war, depression, and every kind of division, you keep landing on the same one: that wildly different people can still choose to… The post 30 Quotes That Define America appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 6 min read Ryan Mitchell comes from a long line of pitmasters. His grandparents were sharecroppers who cooked whole hog over oak wood in the same barns where they cured tobacco. His father Ed took the family recipe to new heights, and it’s since been featured by… The post Legendary Pitmaster Ryan Mitchell Tells Us What He’s Learned About Bringing People Together appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 5 min read Many states in the country are wrestling with the same handful of problems: how to keep housing and life affordable, how to keep the lights on, how to grow good jobs, and how to scale infrastructure to accommodate a booming population. In these… The post 4 Things Other States Could Learn From Texas appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 9 min read You’ve probably heard it uttered online recently: America is more divided than ever. But we’ve survived worse. Much worse. And every time we did, we came out stronger than before. As we reflect on our nation’s 250 years, here’s the history worth remembering.… The post 10 Moments That Almost Broke America, But Made Us Stronger Instead appeared first on Builders.
- At twelve, I thought my father’s kindness was bad arithmetic. It took me three decades to understand he was the one doing the math right. By Alex Kruglov, co-founder & CEO of pop.in | 3 min read My sister and I were out walking with our parents on an early January afternoon when we… The post My Father’s Math appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 4 min read Let’s be honest about what we want when we get into an argument with someone. We don’t want to understand them. We want to win. We want the perfect comeback, the mic-drop fact, the moment their face falls because they realize — finally… The post 7 Questions to Ask Someone You Disagree With appeared first on Builders.
- New World Screwworm threatens to decimate Texas livestock and set back the economy by nearly $4 billion. Can Republicans and Democrats unite to stop the spread? There’s a flesh-eating maggot chewing its way through livestock in South Texas right now. And against all odds, it’s pulling off something incredible: getting Republicans and Democrats to work… The post Flesh-Eating Maggot Arrives In Texas: Inside the Bipartisan Effort to Stop It appeared first on Builders.
- I grew up playing football — the American version. Like many kids in the United States, my sports calendar revolved around Friday night lights, college football Saturdays, and NFL Sundays. Soccer occupied a much smaller corner of my world. I had heard it described as the world’s game, but it took me years to understand… The post The Real Reason the World Cup Matters appeared first on Builders.
- Politics found its way onto a professional football field last week — and what happened next was actually kind of remarkable. New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart introduced President Trump at a rally in Suffern, New York. His teammate Abdul Carter saw it and quickly made a concerned post on social media. Headlines predicted a… The post How NY Giants Teammates Navigated Politics Like Builders appeared first on Builders.
- The May runoffs are a wrap. The dust has settled, the nominees are set, and we’re officially on the road to November. But before we sprint toward the general election, it’s worth taking a beat — because what happened last Tuesday wasn’t just about who won. It was a reminder that civic life is bigger… The post The Good, The Bad, and What Comes Next After the Texas Runoffs appeared first on Builders.
- Christopher Nolan is making a $250 million adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. Before the movie has even made it to theaters, it’s already been declared a culture war battleground. The controversy centers on casting choices, particularly news about Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and rumors of transgender actor Elliot Page as Achilles. Elon Musk… The post Builders vs. Culture Wars: Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Backlash appeared first on Builders.